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The Chimes

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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Spirit of American Innovation: Biola Symphonic Winds Concert

The Symphonic Winds ensemble serenades the audience.
Biola Symphonic Winds ensemble performs songs which celebrate American inventions.
Patricia Yang, Editor-in-Chief November 22, 2022

The ensemble filed on stage, instruments in hand: flutes, trumpets, clarinets and horns. The musicians’ warm-up prevailed over the babble of the audience until the lights flickered, signaling the start of the concert. The conductor and director of the ensemble, Matthew Ordaz, waved his baton, and immediately...