Ouachita Chamber Ensembles to present concert Oct. 9
September 27, 2018
- Gracie StoverThe Ouachita Baptist University Chamber Ensembles will present a concert on Tuesday,
Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall, located in the Mabee Fine Arts Building
on Ouachita’s campus. Admission to the concert is free.
The concert will include chamber groups from the Ouachita Wind Ensemble featuring
a variety of brass and woodwind chamber ensembles.
“It’s enjoyable music,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton, Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of
Music and director of bands at Ouachita. “It’s fun to play and fun to listen to.”
Additionally, Hamilton states, “I think the audience will enjoy experiencing the variety
of instrumental combinations and great music they probably have never heard.”
The music selection spans the years 1597 to 2000, including: “Canzon septimi toni
No. 2” by Giovanni Gabrieli, “Harmonie in F, Opus 83” by Franz Krommer, “The Duke
of Marlborough Fanfare” by Percy Grainger and edited by Donald Hunsberger and “Old
Wine in New Bottles” by Gordon Jacob.
For more information, contact OBU’s School of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.
By Gracie Stover
September 27, 2018
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