PRESS RELEASE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
February 8, 2013
CONTACT: Brantley Douglas, (501) 450-5022; bdouglas@uca.edu
SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT SET FOR FEB. 20
By Callie France
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office
CONWAY 鈥� The University of Central 海角社区鈥檚 Department of Music will host a symphonic band concert on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall.
The 7:30 p.m. concert, free and open to the public, should last approximately 90 minutes with a brief intermission.
鈥淭his is the only concert of the entire academic year that just features the Symphonic Band,鈥� said Brantley Douglas, associate director of bands. 鈥淭ypically we share concerts with the Wind Ensemble during the fall semester, and we will share a concert with the University Band in April of this year. Since this is our only opportunity to have a concert all to ourselves, we will be presenting a wide variety of music from the wind band repertoire.鈥�
The concert program will consist of 鈥淐anzona鈥� by Peter Menin, 鈥淗andel in the Strand鈥� by Percy Grainger, 鈥淚 Sit Alone in Martin鈥檚 Church鈥� by Thomas Duffy, 鈥淰ariations on a Korean Folk Song鈥� by John Barns Chance, 鈥淧ele鈥� by Brian Balmages, 鈥淗orns on the Run鈥� featuring the UCA Horn Studio and 鈥淓l Capitan鈥� by John Philip Sousa.
鈥淭his work is a blend of Gregorian chant, renaissance, negro slave songs and jazz all combined into one piece that reflects the spirit of Martin Luther and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.鈥� Douglas said of 听鈥淚 Sit Alone in Martin鈥檚 Church鈥�.
Conductors of the UCA Symphonic Band include faculty members Douglas and Dr. Ricky Brooks, director of bands. Leslie Sellers, a graduate conducting student, will assist in conducting the concert.
Dr. Brent Shires, UCA horn professor, will perform as a guest soloist and will also be featured in 鈥淧ele.鈥�
鈥� ‘Pele’ was composed by Brian Balmages who is taking the band world by storm with his excellent compositions,鈥� Douglas said. 鈥淏rian was an undergraduate student in composition and trumpet performance at James Madison University when I was the assistant director of bands there.鈥�
For more information, contact Douglas at (501) 450-5022 or bdouglas@uca.edu.
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