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Bliss Hymn
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Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble
- Large Ensemble
Bliss Hymn is a music video created in July 2020 by players connected to the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble and inspired and driven by tuba player Noel MacDonald. Players recorded individually and the edited work has contributions from Vancouver Island to New Brunswick; “from sea to shining sea” as Noel remarked. It is a work of love and solidarity. We are pleased to be able to contribute to the VSO’s Day of Music 2021.
Music Director
David Branter
Flute
Marni Johnson
Sheila Woody
Sabine Lague
Ellie Siden
Oboe
Heather Hicks
Teigan Paish
Clarinet
Mary Backun
Michelle Anderson
Chuck Currie
Allan Hicks
Lasse Leslie
Marcia Nottle
Donella Robb
Robert Sheffield
Louise Whitehead
Iris Hwang
Ann Thorup
Saxophone
Bryan Canuel
Tina Wang
Debbie Webb
Valerie Crocker
David Branter
Bassoon
Rebecca Norman
Matthew Baird
Vlad Konieczny
Trumpet
Jeremy Backun
Robert Murray
Dean Markel
Ferdinand Bredenholler
French Horn
Brenda Wilson
Maureen Hole
James Roberts
Adam Law
Euphonium
Tom Angelus
Trombone
Greg Passmore
Robert Toren
Ralph Eppel
Roy Sluyter
Tuba
Steve Toren
Alasdair Cameron
Percussion
Allan Roszmann
David Bradshaw
Gordon Koch
Alexei Paish
On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss by David Holsinger
Formed in 1981 by Maurice Backun, and currently conducted by Music Director David Branter, PSWE is based in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia. The Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble boasts many of the area’s finest wind and percussion musicians. The group consists of professional musicians, dedicated music educators, and outstanding amateur players. From its inception, PSWE has worked with composers, conductors and soloists to perform new and unusual works, in addition to classics of the wind ensemble repertoire. PSWE has become internationally known for its musical excellence.
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