Dr. Neale Bartee to conduct Concert Orchestra April 16

April 6, 2007 -- The Department of Music at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro will present the ASU Concert Orchestra in concert under the direction of Dr. Neal Bartee, on Monday, April 16, 7:30 p.m., in Riceland Hall, Fowler Center.

The concert will include Symphony No. 2 in B Minor by Alexander Borodin, Symphony No. 2, “Romantic” by Howard Hanson, Symphony in D Minor by Cesar Franck, “Dance of the Tumblers” from “The Snow Maiden” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, “Au Fond du Temple Saint” from “The Pearl Fishers” by Georges Bizet, “Dance of the Hours” from “La Gioconda” by Amilcare Ponchielli, “Prayer” by Ernest Bloch, and “Star Trek Through the Years,” arranged by Calvin Custer.

Members of the Concert Orchestra include Kate Ryan of Memphis, Cecily Kennemore of Paragould, Thomas Norris of Sherwood, Jason Holder of Newport, Chris Knight of Sherwood, Gabe Brown of Newport, Shady Francis of Jonesboro, Seth Gaskill of Paragould, Matt Boston of West Memphis, Curtis Farley of Jonesboro, Caitlin Sammons of Bald Knob, Ashley Slayton of Jonesboro, Jessica Crociata of Tampa, Fla., Tiffany Schmidt of Lakewood, Co., Amy Van Slyke of Highland, Mylie Brown of Walnut Ridge, Nicole Nebeker of Trumann, Heather Pittman of Villa Park, Ca., Amy Penny of Jonesboro, Garrett Overcash of Brinkley, Bill Keisker, Jane Anfinson, Roby Johnson, Ann Swaty, Ellen Burns, and Hope Smith, all of Jonesboro, William Overcash of Brinkley, Jennifer Hutchison, Friedric Tarkington, and Sebastian Tarkington of Jonesboro, Mauri Shotts of Paragould, Marcia Brown, Paul Markowski, Xavier Tarkington, Meghan Matthews, Elaine Bartee, John Haggar, and Kevin Cremeens, all of Jonesboro, Chris Overcash of Brinkley, Whitney Holley of Centennial, Wyo., Bryan Eckert and Carissa Porter of Jonesboro, Jeremy Wortham of Paragould, Tim Hendrix of Jonesboro, Laura Thompson of Jonesboro, Charnrit Rerngron-Asa of Thailand, Jonathan Monroe of Jonesboro, Jon Stevenson of North Little Rock, Ben Light of Bald Knob, Grant Harbison of Jonesboro, Seth Weston of Jonesboro, J.D. Hogue of Jonesboro, Blake Howerton of Paragould, Jay Sheppard of Paragould, Carly Gorman of Little Rock, Laura Howard of North Little Rock, and Pat Qualls of Jonesboro.

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