Ouachita’s Wind Ensemble to present concert Nov. 2
October 19, 2015
- Ali RobinsonOuachita Baptist University’s Wind Ensemble will present its fall concert on Monday,
Nov. 2, in Jones Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and open
to the public.
The ensemble is composed of 36 students and directed by Dr. Craig Hamilton, Ouachita’s
Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands.
“The Wind Ensemble is our premier instrumental ensemble. I have tried to program literature
that will be enjoyable and educational for the performers and the audience,” Hamilton
said. He invited guests to come listen and “escape the everyday grind for an hour.”
The program will begin with Gustav Holst’s “Second Suite in F,” a four-movement piece
of classic British band sounds. The second selection is “Three Chorale Preludes” by
William P. Latham, followed by Darius Milhuad’s “Suite Francaise,” a piece featuring
five movements, each titled after a different region in France. “Meditation” by Dwayne
S. Milburn and a three-movement piece titled “Sacred Harp” by Jay Bocook will conclude
the concert.
“I enjoy working with the students to create music,” Hamilton said. “We work very
hard in preparing music for performance. We are excited to present to the public the
results of our work and hope they enjoy listening as much as we enjoy performing.”
The concert will be available live online at www.obu.edu/band. For more information, contact Dr. Craig Hamilton at [email protected] or (870) 245-5137.
By Ali Robinson
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