Wagner - Prelude to Act III, Dance, and Finale from "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"
May 26, 2024
The Act III Suite from Richard Wagner’s opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg—consisting of the Prelude to Act III, the “Dance of the Apprentices,” and the Act III Finale—has become a part of the standard orchestral repertory. Mallory Thompson completed this transcription for wind ensemble in 1985 during her doctoral studies at the Eastman School of Music.
Thompson conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble in this performance as part of her last Northwestern concert as director of bands.