Sheltering Sky — 20th Anniversary Celebration
This season, the Triangle Wind Ensemble is celebrating our 20th Anniversary Season. While many groups commission compositions for such milestone anniversaries, we decided to take a different approach. We have instead chosen to give ourselves, and the wind band community as a whole, the present of an original Fantasia-like animation specifically created to accompany an already existing piece of wind band music. We hope that this gift will help engage audiences both at its premiere at our concert on April 13, 2019, and also across the globe when we make the film available to high school, college, and other community concert bands and wind ensembles.
We have partnered with NCSU Associate Professor of Art + Design Marc Russo to develop this original 3D animation to accompany Sheltering Sky, an extraordinarily beautiful composition by the talented and widely-performed composer John Mackey.
The project is well underway, and the and personality of the compassionate and adorable, main character, Sebastian (shown in the image to the right) is being created in the 3D world of the final animation.
To help finance this ambitious project, we are seeking sponsors who are willing to help us make this vision become reality. Sponsorships are tax deductible and also come with various rewards depending on the contribution level. Contribution levels and rewards are listed below...
Your name listed as Executive Producer in the animation's closing credits
One Limited Edition Canvas print of animation "cels"
Limited Edition glossy print of animation "cels"
Your name in listed as Producer in the animation's closing credits,
Limited Edition glossy print of animation "cels"
To contribute to this project please click the "Donate" button below, or for more information and details, please email us at treasurer@trianglewind.org or call 919.960.1893.
We have partnered with NCSU Associate Professor of Art + Design Marc Russo to develop this original 3D animation to accompany Sheltering Sky, an extraordinarily beautiful composition by the talented and widely-performed composer John Mackey.
The project is well underway, and the and personality of the compassionate and adorable, main character, Sebastian (shown in the image to the right) is being created in the 3D world of the final animation.
To help finance this ambitious project, we are seeking sponsors who are willing to help us make this vision become reality. Sponsorships are tax deductible and also come with various rewards depending on the contribution level. Contribution levels and rewards are listed below...
- Executive Producer Level – $1,000 and up
Your name listed as Executive Producer in the animation's closing credits
One Limited Edition Canvas print of animation "cels"
Limited Edition glossy print of animation "cels"
- Producer Level – $500 - $999
Your name in listed as Producer in the animation's closing credits,
Limited Edition glossy print of animation "cels"
- Contributors – $20 - $499
To contribute to this project please click the "Donate" button below, or for more information and details, please email us at treasurer@trianglewind.org or call 919.960.1893.
Program to include:
- Suite of Old American Dances – Robert Russell Bennett
- First Suite in Eb — Gustav Holst
- Sound and Smoke, I. Feudal Castle Lights — Viet Cuong
- Awarday — Adam Gorb
- Strange Humors — John Mackey
- Sheltering Sky — John Mackey
- Wayfaring Stranger — Christopher M. Nelson
- Danzón No. 2 — Arturo Márquez
