ASU to host SCI Composers' 
Regional Conference in January

The Department of Music at Arkansas State University-Jonesboro is proud to host the 2004 Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference, featuring the works of nearly 60 composers from 20 different states with 10 concerts and premieres.  

ASU faculty and students will be performing as well as guest musicians from all over the country. These concerts will be held on Thursday, Jan. 29^, at 4 and 8 p.m.; on Friday, Jan. 30^, at 10 a.m., 1, 4, and 8 p.m.; and on Saturday, Jan. 31^, at 10 a.m., 1, 4, and 7 p.m.

The concerts will feature performances by the ASU Wind Ensemble, the ASU Concert Choir, ASU Faculty Brass Quintet, ASU Percussion Ensemble, ASU Saxophone Quartet, ASU Ringers, ASU Trombone Choir, ASU Horn Choir, and ASU Guitar Quartet.  

The Jan. 31, concert at 7:30 p.m. will feature the California E.A.R. Unit, a new musical group recognized today as one of America’s finest contemporary chamber ensembles.  This presentation is supported by the Heartland Arts Fund, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance funded by the National Endowment for the Arts with additional contributions from the Arkansas Arts Council, and foundations, corporations, and individuals throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.  

Sponsors of the conference include: Wright Family Dentistry, Smith Barney, Amro Music, The Park Place Inn, The Edge Coffeehouse, and Omar's Steak House.

The concerts are free and the public is invited.  For more information, please call the Department of Music at 870-972-2094.

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