The St. Olaf Band Timothy Mahr • Conductor

Celebrating 125 years Saturday, February 6, 8 p.m. Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th and Seventh • New York City Presented by St. Olaf College Tickets: $50, $35, $25 • Student discounts available at the Box Office carnegiehall.org • CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 the st. olaf band Timothy Mahr, Conductor Terra Widdifield, Manager

In October of 2011, the St. Olaf Band performed for King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway during their visit to St. Olaf College, the second time they have had this honor on royal visits since 1995. In 2013, the St. Olaf Band was selected through a blind adjudication process as one of only 10 collegiate wind ensembles to perform at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) national conference at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Dr. Timothy Mahr ’78, St. Olaf Band conductor and professor of music at St. Olaf College, is a nationally recognized composer with more than The St. Olaf Band is the oldest music 60 works to his credit, including The organization at St. Olaf College in Soaring Hawk, for which he received Northfield, Minnesota, a campus the ABA/Ostwald Award. Mahr internationally renowned for its high has guest-conducted a number of caliber of musical ensembles. The band professional and award-winning has toured nationally since 1904 and ensembles, including the United States internationally since 1906, when it Air Force Band and the United States performed a four-week, 30-concert Army Field Band, as well as intercol- tour of Norway, making it the first legiate and all-state bands in over 25 American collegiate band to tour states. He is the principal conductor Europe. The band has subsequently of the Minnesota Symphonic Winds, a toured several times in Norway, Great featured ensemble at the 2008 Midwest Britain, Japan, central Europe, and in Clinic, the largest international band June 2014, the Mediterranean. conference in the world.

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