This new release, Scenic Meditations, features beautiful music, including a premiere work by Kevin Walczyk, performed by the Oregon State University Wind Ensemble conducted by Christopher Chapman. The Oregon State University Wind Ensemble is a 42-member ensemble that features the most outstanding brass, woodwind, and percussion players on campus. Focusing on the exploration of new literature and performing the masterworks of the wind band ensemble genre, the group's latest commissions and consortium partnerships include works by award winning composers Kevin Walczyk, David Maslanka, Billy Childs, Dana Reason, and Paul D Miller. OSUWE concerts include numerous pieces of original music for wind ensemble by prominent contemporary wind band/ensemble composers. The OSUWE's reputation of excellence extends well beyond campus, having recently been featured at the Taiwan Band Clinic, the Lawrence R. Sutherland Wind Festival, the Western International Band Clinic, and Carnegie Hall in New York City.