Date and Time
Tuesday Apr 29, 2014
Location
BAC THEATRE
Description
The Western Carolina University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. John T. West and the Symphony Band under the direction of Mr. David Starnes will present their final concert of the 2013-2014 academic year on Tuesday, April 29th in the Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee. This concert will showcase the talents of student soloists and student conductors chosen through auditions. The four student conductors will be leading the Symphony Band and the soloists will be performing with the Wind Ensemble. The student conductors include: Logan Cartwright, Dillon Ingle, Jesse Loyd, and Avery Surratt. The Symphony Band will be performing "Overture for Brass Quintet and Band" by Clarence Barber, featuring WCU's Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet. They will also perform works by Carter, Giannini, Galante, Sheldon, Tchaikovsky, and Vinson. The student soloists performing with the Wind Ensemble are: Eric Jackson, oboe - performing Variations on a Theme by Glinka by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Kandyce Norton, clarinet - performing Adagio and Tarantella by Ernesto Cavallini; Chris Smith, marimba - performing Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble by Ney Rosauro The Wind Ensemble will also perform a brand new wind arrangement of Benjamin Britten's Passacaglia from his opera Peter Grimes and will end the concert with Paul Hindemith's March from Symphonic Metamorphosis. The concert begins at 7:30 pm in the Bardo Arts Center. For more information please call the School of Music at 227-7242. Admission is free.
