Ouachita Jazz Band to perform concert on April 23
April 19, 2010 - Becca Watts
The Ouachita Jazz Band, under the direction of Dr. Craig Hamilton, will be performing
on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jones Performing Art Center on Ouachita Baptist University’s
Arkadelphia campus. There will also be a live webcast of the concert at www.obu.edu/band.
“We would like for everyone to come enjoy a wonderful evening of jazz,” said Hamilton,
OBU’s Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music, director of bands and music education
chair. “We are doing some great new charts and we have several new members in the
band. Students and faculty can look forward to a variety of jazz music which covers
many different styles—from swing to funk to Latin.”
The concert will include the following selections: W. Scott Ragsdale’s arrangement
of “I Thought about You,” “Rumba Latina” by Victor Lopez, Dave Rivello’s arrangement
of “My Ship,” Dave Wolpe’s arrangement of “Secret Love,” “King Strut” by Dean Sorenson,
“All in Good Time” by Les Hooper and Rick Seigler’s arrangement of “Lester Leaps In.”
It will also include: “Southeast Sixstep” by Eric Richards, Greg Yasinitsky’s arrangement
of “Shiny Stockings,” Chris Sharp’s arrangement of “I Love You,” Sammy Nestico’s arrangement
of “Easy to Love,” Mark Taylor’s arrangement of “Look of Love,” Dave Wolpe’s arrangement
of “Man I Love” and Jerry Nowak’s arrangement of “What a Wonderful World.”
The evening will also feature vocal soloist Leslyn Ichter, a senior choral music education
major from Conway, Ark., as well as several student instrumental soloists. “This will
be Leslyn’s last semester with us as our vocalist—she has done a wonderful job,” Hamilton
said.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Craig
Hamilton at [email protected] or (870) 245-5137.
By Becca Watts
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