LOS is a wind ensemble featuring members of all ages drawn from all walks of life, including area students as well as professional musicians from Buncombe, McDowell and Henderson counties. LOS is a non-profit organization and recipient of a grant from the NC Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program. Based in Candler, NC, the Band plays concert band music such as marches and pops and light orchestral classics. A concert with the Land O’ Sky is like an old-time Sunday afternoon in the park!

Learn more at www.take5online.com/landofskysymphband

The History of the Music-and what to listen for
This is another traditional form of musical ensemble dating from the 1700s, and though not exclusively American, still widely celebrated in our country, especially at colleges and universities. A concert band can also be called a wind symphony or symphonic band, and consists of the woodwind, brass and percussion instrument families. You’ll hear various repertoire including original wind compositions, specially arranged classical items, marches (a holdover from the days when these groups were military bands) and popular tunes of our day. Though the instrumentation is similar, it is distinguished from a marching band in that its primary function is as a concert ensemble. Composers from Mozart to Holst have written just for these groups.