The community is invited to attend the first concert by the Lander Wind Ensemble for the Fall 2025 semester. The concert, titled “British Invasion,” will be held Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Abney Cultural Center Auditorium at Lander, and will feature selections by major British composers of concert band music, including Alford, Arnold, Elgar, Holst and Walton.
The Lander University Wind Ensemble is the premier instrumental concert ensemble at Lander University. The group is under the direction of Dr. Reed Gallo, chair of the Department of Music. He is also the director of bands and professor of trumpet. Gallo studied with Ron Romm, a founding member of the Canadian Brass, and many top orchestra performers. He has performed on solo tours in Europe, including the Kmoch Festival in Prague, and Southeast Asia.
Please visit www.lander.edu/events for updates and to confirm event times and venues. For questions, please contact the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at 864-388-8323 or hass@lander.edu.