Marc Funkenhauser

UWindsor grad a featured soloist in orchestra concerts this weekend

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra will feature music grad Marc Funkenhouser (BMus 2010) on alto saxophone in four performances this weekend.

Funkenhauser will perform the Concerto in E flat major for alto saxophone and string orchestra, Op. 109, composed by Alexander Glazunov, as part of a program titled “French Connections.” The orchestra will present the concert Friday, March 1, in two performances at Assumption University Chapel; Saturday at Leamington United Mennonite Church and Sunday at St Anne’s Church in Tecumseh.

Children’s concerts boast UWindsor connection

A UWindsor music student and a recent grad are among the featured performers for a series of educational concerts by the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.

The 20 concerts will bring the full orchestra to churches, schools and concert halls throughout Windsor-Essex for programs aimed at elementary school students.