Sheltering Sky

The Mid-Winter band concert will center around the bombing of Dresden on the evening of February 13, 1945 during WWII. Daniel Bukvich’s Symphony No.1 is an aural depiction of that night. The concert will end with John Mackey’s Sheltering Sky to act as a balm for the Bukvich Symphony and provide a sense of hope for the audience and the performers. The title Sheltering Sky is a restoration of faith in the heavens above that, on February 13th, rained down fire and destruction.