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Ouachita presents PRISM concert May 1

PRISM concert at Ouachita Baptist University

April 28, 2023 - Kelsey Bester

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music presents its annual PRISM concert on Monday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. Free and open to the public, the concert will include performances from Ouachita’s instrumental ensembles.

“The Ouachita PRISM Concert is one of my favorite concerts of the year,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton, Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands at Ouachita. “It features many of our instrumental ensembles in a unique setting. I am very proud of the music our students and faculty create and look forward to sharing their achievements with our audience.”

The Wind Ensemble will perform “Meditation” by Dwayne Milburn, “Irish Washerwoman” by Leroy Anderson and Malcolm Arnold’s “Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo,” arranged by John Paynter. James Christensen’s arrangement of “The British Grenadiers” and Dale Eymann’s arrangement of “Prelude and Fugue in D minor” by J.S Bach will be performed by the Single Reed Ensemble, and the Flute Ensemble will perform “The Cat’s Pajamas” by Nicole Chamberlain and Guy du Cheyron’s arrangement of “Die Moldau” by Bedřich Smetana.

Other performances include:

Jan Van der Roost’s “Flashing Winds” and Frank Ticheli’s “Sun Dance” performed by the Combined Band
The Ouachita Percussion Ensemble’s arrangement of “Medley for Tubarimba” performed by the Symphonic Band Percussion
Tyler Swick’s “Can I Say?” performed on marimba and tenor pan by Katie McManus, a junior instrumental music education major from Buford, Ga.
Ivan Trevino’s “Catching Shadows” performed on marimba by Chloe Crawley, a senior music major from Hot Springs, Ark., and Katie McManus
Johann Pezel’s “Sonata No. 2 from Hora Decima (Leipzig 1670)” performed by the Wind Ensemble Brass
Pierre-Octave Ferroud’s “Bergere Captive” performed by Destiny Diaz, a senior instrumental music education major from Malvern, Ark.

For more information about the concert, contact Dr. Craig Hamilton at [email protected] or at (870) 245-5137.

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