Ouachita to host Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition Dec. 9
December 05, 2016 - Mattie Alexander
Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host its 11th annual W. Francis and Mary McBeth Ouachita Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition
on Friday, Dec. 9. The event is sponsored by Mrs. Mary McBeth in honor of her husband,
W. Francis McBeth, who was Arkansas’ composer laureate and a long-time Ouachita faculty
member. The competition will be held from 3-5 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth
Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus.
Each student will perform a work with piano accompaniment, and the first place winner
may be invited to perform as a featured soloist with the Ouachita Wind Ensemble in
the spring semester. First place also receives a monetary award of $500. Second place
receives $300, and third place received $200.
The competition is presented in a recital format, open to the public, with three outside
judges. The winners will be announced immediately following the competition.
Students performing are: Becky Bloodworth, a senior instrumental music education major
from Carrollton, Texas, on clarinet; Seth Daniell, a junior music composition major
from Arkadelphia, Ark., on horn; Brandon Lovelady, a senior instrumental performance
major from Hot Springs, Ark., on percussion; Ashley Lovely, a junior instrumental
music education major from Van Alstyne, Texas, on clarinet; Jason Potts, a senior
instrumental performance major from Springdale, Ark., on trombone; C.J. Slatton, a
sophomore instrumental music education major from Paragould, Ark., on saxophone; Morgan
Taylor, a sophomore music business major from Hot Springs, Ark., on saxophone; Blake
Turner, a junior music major from Fort Worth, Texas, on trumpet; and Sierra Westberg,
a sophomore instrumental music education major from Arkadelphia, Ark., on soprano
saxophone.
Pianists accompanying the students in the competition are Kristen LaMadrid, Susan
Monroe and Allyson West.
For more information, contact Kristin Grant, assistant professor of music, at [email protected] or (870) 245-5518.
By Mattie Alexander
December 5, 2016
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