BU Today feature: The Story behind the BU Wind Ensemble’s New Album, Expanding Spaces
This article was originally published in BU Today on June 28, 2019. By Geoffrey Line
Believe it or not, BU professors have lives—and passions and projects—outside of their lectures and labs.
Recently, four College of Fine Arts School of Music composers and the Boston University Wind Ensemble and its conductor released an album of contemporary classical music called Expanding Spaces. The music on the album, on the Summit Records label, features performances by the Wind Ensemble’s more than 80 wind, brass, percussion, harp, and piano students and was recorded at WGBH Studios. Expanding Spaces is the culmination of an extensive and professional collaboration of seasoned and emerging musicians.
BU Today spoke with conductor David Martins, a CFA master lecturer in music, composers John H. Wallace (CFA’03), a CFA assistant professor of music, Ketty Nez, a CFA associate professor of music, Rodney Lister, a CFA lecturer in music, and Richard Cornell, a CFA professor of music, as well as students from the ensemble, about the music’s inspiration and how the album came to be. Interviews have been edited and condensed for clarity.