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Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble

Rumbo a México
October 20, 2026

This event occurred as part of the 26/27 Resident Ensemble season. This is an archived view.

The fire and heartbeat of salsa. The joy and color of a quinceañera. The sound of a community coming together to celebrate.

Brian Messier, Director
with guest conductor
Thomas Duffy, Director, Yale University Bands

Get a sneak peek of Rumbo a México ("Heading to Mexico"), the program the ensemble will take on tour with the Banda Sinfónica of the Facultad de Música (UNAM) this December. The concert features selections by Carlos Chávez, Juan Pablo Contreras and Omar Arellano Osorio, plus world premieres of three new works by Mexican composers, bringing vibrant harmonies and instruments rooted in Mexican tradition.

Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble is funded in part by the Richard F. Mattern 1970 Fund, the Deborah E. and Arthur E. Allen, Jr. 1932 Fund and Friends of the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble.

Photo by Ben DeFlorio

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