Ithaca College

The Ithaca Wind Quintet takes the Hockett Family Recital Hall stage on Thursday, November 9 at 8:15 p.m. for a free program including an arrangement of Rossini's Overture to “The Barber of Seville,” Samuel Barber's “Summer Music,” Jennifer Higdon's “Autumn Music,”--which is based on the Barber work--and Jim Parker's “Mississippi Five.”

The Ithaca Wind Quintet was founded in 1963. It tours throughout the northeast performing concerts and giving masterclasses and demonstrations at conventions, universities, and high schools. They have premiered works of Dana Wilson and Karel Husa, among others. The members of the Ithaca Wind Quintet are flutist Wendy Herbener Mehne, oboist Paige Morgan, clarinetist Michael Galván, bassoonist Lee Goodhew Romm, and hornist Alex Shuhan.