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First Wind Ensemble concert
set for Tuesday, Oct. 1


The Arkansas State University Department of Music will present the first Wind Ensemble concert of the season Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Riceland Hall at Fowler Center. The group is under the direction of Ed Alexander, director of bands.

The program will consist of "Festive Overture" by Dimitri Shostakovich, arranged by Donald Hunsberger; "Irish Tune from County Derry" by Percy Grainger; "Four Scottish Dances" by Malcom Arnold; "Canzona" by Peter Mennin; and "Children’s March" also by Grainger.

Personnel for the Wind Ensemble include Rose Degrandchamp of Searcy, Tina Glover of Piggott, Candice Harrison of Bryant, Whitney Farris and Shelly Lunbeck, both of Jonesboro, flute; Amy Dunivan and Miguel Picanco, both of Jonesboro, oboe; Lakisha Allen of Forrest City, Jodie Atchison of Bald Knob, Tonya Butcher of Batesville, Tara Hooker of Trumann, Amanda Miller of Corning, Ashlea Rudder of Jonesboro and Staci Stewart of Prescott, clarinet; Misti Cook of Russellville, bass clarinet; Nicole Carroll of Bryant, Mike Scott and Jenny Pham, both of Jonesboro, bassoon;

Jonathan Fulkerson of Paragould, Jonathan Rohner of Bono and David Robinson of Newport, alto saxophones; Drew Breckenridge of Newport, tenor saxophone; Shane Hill of Halls, Tenn., baritone saxophone; Tom Akin and Peter Davis, both of Jonesboro, Corey Emerson of Belfast, Ireland, Sherrie Fincher, Jimmy Gasaway and Vanessa Johns, all of Paragould, trumpet; Nicolae Balu of Romania, Kim Brown of Forrest City, Mary Ross of Memphis, Tenn., Greg Osbourne of Jonesboro and Elizabeth Sullivan of Sherwood, French horn; Roby Bennett of Jonesboro, Daniel Harrelson of Monticello, Lanny Heidbreder of Corning, Celia King of Benton and Corey Spencer of Wynne, trombone;

Andrew Biggs and Robert Shurley, both of Jonesboro, and Forrest Rodgers of Jacksonville, euphonium; John Hays of Jonesboro, Justin Lowe of Hardy and Jason Tacker of Wynne, tuba; T.J. Burgess of Trumann, Russell Niemeyer of Prescott, Rusty Shields of Paragould, Blake Vickers of Cabot, Tina Gragg and Adam Watkins, both of Jonesboro, percussion.

The free concert is open to the public. For more information, please call the Department of Music at 870-972-2094.

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