MSU鈥檚 Wind Ensemble and concert bands give spring performances next week
Contact: Bethany Shipp
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 大象APP鈥檚 Wind Ensemble and Campus, Concert and Symphonic Bands are presenting concerts April 9 and 14 on MSU鈥檚 campus.
The Wind Ensemble will close its performance series with a repertoire spanning the ages of the wind band on April 9, 7:30 p.m. in Lee Hall鈥檚 Bettersworth Auditorium. The concert will feature the lush timbres and textures of composer Percy Grainger with 鈥淭he Gumsucker鈥檚 March鈥 and the 鈥淰ienna Jubilation Overture鈥 by von Suppe. The program also will showcase two of the classics in the band repertoire: composer Malcolm Arnold鈥檚 鈥淔our Scottish Dances鈥 and 鈥淪onoran Desert Holiday鈥 by Ron Nelson. Contemporary literature also included in the program is a recent composition by Aaron Perrine titled 鈥淥nly Light鈥 and the 鈥淪ymphony No. V: Elements鈥 by composer Julie Giroux. Director of Bands Elva Kaye Lance will conduct the performance.
Additionally, MSU鈥檚 Campus, Concert and Symphonic Bands will perform at 2 p.m. on April 14 in Lee Hall鈥檚 Bettersworth Auditorium. Comprised of musicians representing almost every major at MSU, the groups will perform a comprehensive mix of wind repertoire including orchestral transcriptions, classic works for band, contemporary concert works and 鈥減ops鈥 arrangements. The concert will feature pieces by composers Alfred Reed, Ron Nelson, Edward Elgar, JaRod Hall, Julie Giroux and John Barnes Chance. Featured as a soloist with the concert band is Amy Catron, assistant teaching professor of cello. Conductors for the performance include Craig Aarhus and Cliff Taylor, who serve as associate directors of the Maroon Band.
Both events are free and open to the public. Learn more about MSU鈥檚 Department of Music, housed in the College of Education, at .
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