Don~t miss the University of Wyoming Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Matthew Schlomer, with the Laramie High School Band, conducted by Brian Redmond, performing the collaborative concert “O Fortuna.~ The first half of concert features the Laramie High School Band, with selections that reveal the ancient elements of Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. Robert W. Smith’s composition, “The Inferno,” takes its inspiration from Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” taking listeners through the nine circles of Hell ultimately out again with the chaos and cacophony fading away. Next is “Air From County Derry,” an arrangement of the well-known Irish folk song “Danny Boy” by Joseph Kreines. This light chorale explores the melody, passing it around the sections of the band before coming to rest with its final statement.  Finally, the ensemble will perform Randall Standridge’s “Iron and Ice,” which serves double duty as “water” and “earth” elements and depicts the stages of a Viking expedition. The piece begins with a triumphant and expectant fanfare as the ship sets sail, followed by an ominous melody charting the crew’s perilous encounter with ice and fog, culminating in the final section depicting a battle and victorious return home. The second half of the concert features the University of Wyoming Wind Symphony Performing Pual Dukas’ “La Péri Fanfare” (arr. R. Longfield), Next is Libby Larsen’s “Ursa,” featuring Eminent Artist-in-Residence Cristina Cutts, tuba soloist. Titled after the bear constellation, the piece begins with the creature looking up into the full moon and singing to it. The concert concludes with an arrangement of Carl Orff~s epic, ~Carmina Burana,~ (arr. John Krance). Based on medieval poems, the work ponders life~s most essential topics, like fate, romance, and springtime.