Ouachita Wind Ensemble to present fall concert on Oct. 30
October 19, 2017
- Rachel BrutonThe Ouachita Baptist University Wind Ensemble will perform on Monday, Oct. 30, at
7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus.
This concert is free and open to the public.
“I’ve most enjoyed making music with my friends, the students,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton,
Ouachita’s Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands. “I hope
enjoy the music. I hope they appreciate the talent and time that it takes to present
this concert. I hope it takes them on a journey – maybe to escape reality for a moment.”
“The connections and friendships that I’ve made through being in Wind Ensemble are
things that I will cherish forever,” said Ashley Lovely, a senior music education
major from Queen City, Texas, who plays clarinet in the ensemble. “I’ve learned so
much through this experience and there’s something about making music with others
that is very special to me.”
The concert will begin with “A Celebration Overture” by Bruce Broughton, “Illyrian
Dances” by Guy Woolfenden, “Pacem, A Hymn for Peace” by Robert Spittal, “Bugs” by
Roger Cichy, “Fantasy on American Folk Songs” by Dwayne Milburn and “Saddle Up!” by
Stephen Hill.
“Saddle Up!” was written specifically for the Ouachita Wind Ensemble by Stephen Hill,
a Ouachita graduate. Hill currently lives in California as a music educator and composer.
The concert will conclude with Maurice Johnstone’s arrangement of “English Dances
for Band, set 1” by Malcolm Arnold.
The concert also will be livestreamed at www.obu.edu/band. For a full list of students in the Wind Ensemble, visit www.obu.edu/news. For more information, contact Dr. Craig Hamilton at [email protected] or (870) 245-5137.
By Rachel Bruton
October 19, 2017
Flute
Sarah Coles
Bethany Crawley
Betsy Patterson
Esther Atkinson
Oboe
Danielle Schaal
Bassoon
Abby Morse
Clarinet
Ashley Lovely
Ashlynne Turner
Sara Rothwell
Becky Bloodworth
Bass Clarinet
Austin Clements (t.sax)
Saxophones
Sierra Westberg – alto 1
Kailee Morehart – alto 2
CJ Slatton - tenor
Morgan Taylor – baritone
Trumpet
Blake Turner
Justin Trostle
Emily Cooper
Dalton Heinsohn
Horn
Seth Daniell
Holli Barger
Lydia Poole
Katelyn Bayless
Euphonium
Rachel Clifton
Trombone
Cayli Campbell
Andrew Coop
Bryson Clegg
Allan Schroeder
Tuba
Chris DiGiovanni
Jacan Earnest
Bass
Caleb Smith
Percussion
Abby Tipps, principal
Grace Steiner
Nick Gibson
Madison Rawls
Christian Blocker
Grace Faulk
Mary Chung - piano
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