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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� The 91吃瓜网 Division of Arts and Humanities will present the Wind Symphony and University Band in concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 22, in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus.
The University Band, under the direction of John Trew, adjunct instructor of music at SBU and director of bands at Bolivar High School, will perform 鈥淪henandoah,鈥� by Frank Ticheli; 鈥淐umberland Cross,鈥� by Carl Strommen; 鈥淥verture for Winds,鈥� by Charles Carter, and 鈥淲indjammer,鈥� by Robert Buckley. Guest student conductors include Morgan Cochran, senior music education major and Jennifer Selaya, junior music education major.
Special guest conductor, Cody Young, assistant director of bands at Bolivar High School, will lead the ensemble on 鈥淎 Little Tango Music,鈥� by Adam Gorb. The ensemble will finish its portion of the concert with John Paynter鈥檚 arrangement of 鈥淗osts of Freedom,鈥� the rousing march by Karl King.
鈥淭he musical program for the Wind Symphony features well-known wind band works written by world-class composers,鈥� said Lori Hutton, conductor of the SBU Wind Symphony.
The Wind Symphony鈥檚 performance features Norman Dello Joio鈥檚 鈥淪atiric Dances,鈥� and Julius Fu膷ik鈥檚 鈥淭he Florentiner March,鈥� cornerstone works of the repertoire for winds. 鈥淔iesta鈥� from 鈥淪ymphonic Dance No. 3,鈥� by Clifton Williams, and Dmitri Shostakovich鈥檚 鈥淲altz No. 2,鈥� represent classic transcriptions for winds from the orchestral repertoire. 鈥淭he Lark in the Clear Air,鈥� by Clifton Taylor and the stirring and emotional 鈥淪hrine of the Fallen,鈥� by Brian Balmages rounds out the program.
The performance is free and open to the public, with masks and social distancing required.
For more information, contact Lori Hutton at lhutton@SBUniv.edu, John Trew at jtrew@SBUniv.edu or call the SBU music office at (417) 328-1644.
*Published: 4-15-2021