November 24, 2003

University orchestra and band to present free concert

 

 

            The BYU-Idaho University Orchestra and University Band will combine in a concert Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Barrus Concert Hall of the Snow Center for the Performing Arts. The performance is free and the public is welcome to attend.

            Bill Holman will conduct the University Band, which will perform a variety of music and styles. The 55-member band will perform “Mr. Music!” by Alfred Reed, “Caccia and Chorale” by Clifton Williams, “Handel in the Strand” by Percy Aldridge Grainger, “Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion” by P.D.Q. Bach and will conclude the concert with “Hooray for Hollywood,” a collection of movie themes arranged by Warren Barker.

            The 50-member University Orchestra, under the direction of Robert Tueller, will feature Handel’s “Overture to The Messiah, “Rhosymedre” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, “Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns” by Howard Hanson and Gustav Holst’s “Brook Green Suite.”

            The band and orchestra are non-auditioned ensembles that include mostly non-music majors.

 

 

  


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