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Wind Ensemble with Guest Conductor and Solo Trombonist

11/04/2015

JONESBORO – The Department of Music at Arkansas State University will present the Wind Ensemble in their second concert of the fall semester on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Fowler Center’s Riceland Hall.  Admission is $5 for the public and free to A-State students.

“This concert is special because it kicks off the 2015 A-State Conducting Colloquium, the eighth time we have hosted this event. Our guest conducting clinician this year is Dr. Rodney Dorsey, the director of bands at the University of Oregon,” states Dr. Timothy Oliver, director of bands and conductor of the Wind Ensemble. “Additionally, we are featuring our own, Dr. Bruce Faske, on a tremendously exciting piece for solo trombone and wind ensemble called ‘Harvest: Concerto for Trombone’ by John Mackey.”

The program will include “Valdres” by Hanssen and arranged by Glenn Bainum.  The group also will perform “Elegy” by John Barnes Chance under Dorsey's direction.

The ensemble will follow up with “Theme and Variations, Op. 43a” by Arnold Schoenberg, and “Harvest: Concerto for Trombone” by John Mackey, which will feature Faske, instructor in music, as the trombone soloist.

“John Mackey’s trombone concerto, 'Harvest,' is a tour-de-force for all participants, including the Wind Ensemble, conductor and soloist,” says Faske.  “Throughout the 18-minute journey, Mackey successfully weaves the two most compelling tonal qualities of the trombone, namely beautifully lyrical phrasing and animalistic shouts of rage, into one of the most entertaining and crowd engaging solo compositions written for my instrument."

For more information, one may call the Department of Music at (870) 972-2094.

Wind Ensemble:

Member Name

Position

City

State

Morgan Meadows

Piccolo

Piggott

AR

Sarah Cavaliere

Flute

Paragould

AR

Angel Hamill

Flute

Marion

AR

Kirsten Hazelwood

Flute

Paragould

AR

Lynlie Simpson

Flute

Jonesboro

AR

Trevor Asher

Oboe

Poplar Bluff

MO

Caroline Cato

Oboe

Bryant

AR

Sergio Rodriguez

Oboe

Greenwood

MS

Taylor Gambill

Bassoon

Jonesboro

AR

Lane Hall

Bassoon

Salem

AR

Nathan Liouh

Bassoon

Jonesboro

AR

Drew Hampton

Clarinet

Des Arc

AR

Se'Bastien Isom

Clarinet

Paragould

AR

Morgan Keil

Clarinet

Greenwood

AR

Josh Taylor

Clarinet

Bryant

AR

Brett Welch

Clarinet

Jonesboro

AR

Shelby Rodish

Bass Clarinet

Highland

AR

Josh Carter

Alto Saxophone

Jonesboro

AR

Yu Minakata

Alto Saxophone

Japan

Jonathan Vickers

Alto Saxophone

Paragould

AR

Tyler Rasmussen

Tenor Saxophone

Jonesboro

AR

Tyler Remagen

Baritone Saxophone

Rector

AR

Bryant Bewley

Trumpet

Springdale

AR

Hunter Durham

Trumpet

Paragould

AR

T.J. Irvin

Trumpet

Poplar Bluff

MO

Austin Merriman

Trumpet

Hardy

AR

Eric Jackson

Trumpet

Trumann

AR

Sean Quaresima

Trumpet

Reston

VA

Kevin Tinker

Trumpet

Jonesboro

AR

Blake Bartholomae

Horn

Mountain Home

AR

Brooke Cole

Horn

Cherokee Village

AR

Devlin Deveney

Horn

Jonesboro

AR

Cassie Ferrell

Horn

Jonesboro

AR

Whitney Rose

Horn

Salem

AR

Nathan Anderson

Trombone

Sherwood

AR

Austin Lynn

Trombone

Jonesboro

AR

Nathan Waddell

Bass Trombone

Jonesboro

AR

Cody Hutchison

Euphonium

Jonesboro

AR

Fumi Kubota

Euphonium

Japan

Drew Jones

Tuba

Jonesboro

AR

Kyle Kempf

Tuba

Cabot

AR

Terrell Montgomery

String Bass

Fort Smith

AR

Emily Lindley

Percussion

Jonesboro

AR

Alex Long

Percussion

Walnut Ridge

AR

Jordan Ramsey

Percussion

Griffithville

AR

Molly Stoll

Percussion

Jonesboro

AR

Alex Washam

Percussion

Jonesboro

AR

Tyler Worsham

Percussion

Keiser

AR

Shane McGarrah

Grad. Conductor

Bozeman

MT

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Bruce Faske
Dr. Bruce Faske

  

 

 

  

“This concert is special because it kicks off the 2015 A-State Conducting Colloquium, the eighth time we have hosted this event"

Dr. Tim Oliver