Celebrate spring and the end of the academic year with students, alumni, and friends of the School of Creative Arts.

Join the University Wind Ensemble on Friday, April 4, for its spring concert, including a performance by a massed ensemble featuring more than 20 alumni under the direction of Mike Seguin, with special guest conductors Nicholas Papador and Trevor Pittman.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. Tickets are $20 general admission with a student rate of $10, available at the door or in advance on the Capitol website.

On Sunday, April 6, experience 200 singers performing Carl Orff’s famous Carmina Burana, accompanied by two grand pianos and seven percussionists at 2:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre.

This SoCA Alumni Choir concert features the University Singers and Chamber Choir, choir alumni and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra Chorus, all conducted by Bruce J.G. Kotowich, director of choral activities for the School of Creative Arts. They are joined by alumnus David Weaver’s London Singers and the Windsor Essex Youth Choir, all accompanied by pianists Alde Calongcagong and Michael Oddy and percussion students under the direction of Dr. Papador.

The music of Carmina Burana, particularly “O Fortuna,” has been used extensively in movies, often to set a dramatic or epic mood.  It was first introduced to mainstream media in the John Boorman film Excalibur (1981). You might also remember its use in The Hunt for Red October (1990), and Lord of the Rings (2001-03).

Listen to Carmina Burana:

“Carmina Burana is all about celebrating spring and finding love,” says Dr. Kotowich. “You’ll hear over 210 musicians perform in celebration!”

Tickets are $20 general admission with a student rate of $10, available at the door or in advance on the Capitol website.

The Capitol Theatre is located at 121 University Ave.West. Street parking is free at meters in downtown Windsor after 6 p.m. on Fridays and all day on Sundays.