Ten Ouachita students perform in 2013 Arkansas Intercollegiate Band
February 25, 2013 - Rachel Gregory
Band students from 14 colleges and universities statewide were selected to comprise
the 2013 Arkansas Intercollegiate Band, including 10 students from Ouachita Baptist
University.
“Our students did a wonderful job and represented Ouachita and the School of Fine
Arts exceptionally well,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton, OBU’s Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor
of Music, director of bands and chair of music education.
Ouachita students performing in the band include: Elizabeth Baker, a junior music
performance and French major from Grapevine, Texas, on flute; Hannah Bowen, a sophomore
choral music education major from Lewisville, Texas, on clarinet; Drew Ervin, a sophomore
music performance and computer science major from Springdale, Ark., on percussion;
Maegan Hodge, a junior Spanish and secondary education major from Springdale, Ark.,
on flute; Chris Hogan, a sophomore instrumental music education major from Bartlesville,
Okla., on percussion; Allison King, a sophomore instrumental music education major
from Fort Worth, Texas, on bass clarinet; Megan Massey, a junior instrumental music
education major from Weatherford, Texas, on bass clarinet; Brent Nessler, a junior
instrumental music education major from Rowlett, Texas, on tenor saxophone; Crista
Riggs, a junior chemistry and biology major from Edmond, Okla., on clarinet; and Chelsea
Villanueva, a sophomore instrumental music education major from Bentonville, Ark.,
on clarinet.
“The AIB is an opportunity for our students to rehearse and perform with their colleagues
from other universities throughout the state,” Hamilton said. “They also have the
honor of working with some of the top conductors in the field.”
Dr. Kevin Sedatole, this year’s Arkansas Intercollegiate Band clinician, currently
serves as director of bands, professor of music and chair of the conducting area at
the Michigan State University College of Music.
With only 24 hours to rehearse, the Arkansas Intercollegiate Band performed together
for the first time, “Ecstatic Fanfare” by Steven Bryant, “Elegy for Albinoni” by Shelly
Hanson and “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff and John Krance.
For more information about the Arkansas Intercollegiate Band, contact Dr. Craig Hamilton
at [email protected] or (870) 245-5137.
By Rachel Gregory
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