SBU's Wind Symphony and University Band in concert on April 22

BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Southwest Baptist University 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 “Shenandoah,” by Frank Ticheli; “Cumberland Cross,” by Carl Strommen; “Overture for Winds,” by Charles Carter, and “Windjammer,” 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 “A Little Tango Music,” by Adam Gorb. The ensemble will finish its portion of the concert with John Paynter’s arrangement of “Hosts of Freedom,” the rousing march by Karl King.

“The musical program for the Wind Symphony features well-known wind band works written by world-class composers,” said Lori Hutton, conductor of the SBU Wind Symphony.

The Wind Symphony’s performance features Norman Dello Joio’s “Satiric Dances,” and Julius Fučik’s “The Florentiner March,” cornerstone works of the repertoire for winds. “Fiesta” from “Symphonic Dance No. 3,” by Clifton Williams, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Waltz No. 2,” represent classic transcriptions for winds from the orchestral repertoire. “The Lark in the Clear Air,” by Clifton Taylor and the stirring and emotional “Shrine of the Fallen,” 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