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Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
to perform for Valentine's Day concert

Feb. 2, 2006 -- The Department of Music at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro will present the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band in concert on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Riceland Hall of Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive.

The Wind Ensemble is conducted by Ed Alexander. Musical selections for the concert will include “Fantasia in G” by Timothy Mahr, “Lux Arumque” by Eric Whitacre, “Dawn Reflections at Arlington” by James A. Hirt, “Between the Two Rivers” by Philip Sparke, “Andante and Allegro” by Charles Lefebvre, and “Armenian Dances” by Alfred Reed.

Under the direction of Dr. Ken Carroll, the Symphonic Band will perform musical selections that include “Funa-Uta” by Yasuhide Ito, “I Am (for Lynn Jones)” by Andrew Boysen, Jr., and “Sevens” by Samuel R. Hazo.

Members of the Wind Ensemble include Alex McDaniel of Marion, Sara Mitchell of Sherwood, Caitlin Sammons of Bald Knob, Heather Chance of Harrisburg, Ashley Slayton of Paragould, Melinda Watts of Nixa, Mo., flutes; Shayeeda Beard, Tony Saylors, and Amy Van Slyke all of Hardy, Justin Crabb of Paragould, Amanda Riley of Corning, clarinets; Misty Cook of Russellville, Sheena Gibson of Paragould, bass clarinets; Amy Dunivan of Jonesboro, Emily Quinn of Bradley, Ill., oboes; Brian Eckert of Jonesboro, bassoon; Allene Kirk of Ravenden, Daniel Coward of Wynne, Claire Richardson of Jonesboro, alto saxophone; Katrinka Musumbi of Jonesboro, tenor saxophone; Tim Miller of Corning, baritone saxophone; Grant Harbison, Jonathan Monroe, and Peter Davis, of Jonesboro, Vanessa Johns of Paragould, Kate Puckett of Wilson, trumpets; Tiffany Barker, Tim Hendrix, and Phillip Pruett, all of Jonesboro, Kim Brown of Forrest City, Jeremy Wortham of Paragould, French horns; Daniel Harrellson of Warren, Blake Howerton of Jonesboro, Jason Payne of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Trevor Mitchell of Bono, trombones; Corey Spencer of Wynne, bass trombone; Andrew Biggs and John Hays, both of Jonesboro, euphoniums; Ryan Riley of El Dorado, Jay Sheppard of Paragould, tubas; Alex Anderson of Marion, Grant Gazaway of Paragould, Jason Holder of Newport, Cheyenne Sheppard and Katey Cravens, both of Jonesboro, Janet Haner of Trumann, percussion.

Members of the Symphonic Band include Ashley Kriby of Cherokee Village, Misty Prater of West Memphis, Ashley Slayton of Paragould, Danielle Weckmann of Melbourne, Fla., A.J. Wetton of Van Buren, Mo., flutes; Shay Beard of Cherokee Village, Kristina Brewer of Pocahontas, Morganne Brown of Paragould, Mylie Brown of Walnut Ridge, Kristi Freeman of Poplar Bluff, Brittney Hampton of North Little Rock, Nicole Nebeker of Trumann, Melanie Partin of Conway, Jessica Toddy of Newport, Amy Van Slyke of Hardy, clarinets; Misti Cook of Russellville, Terana Griffin of Paragould, bass clarinets; Alyssa Johnson of Bryant, bassoon; Allen Adcock of Jonesboro, Amanda Johannes of Sherwood, Jessica Lynch of Lonoke, Patrick Manes of Bryant, Tonia Spurlock of Highland, alto saxophones.

Other members include Daniel Rickman of Jonesboro, tenor saxophone; Adam Leslie of Jonesboro, baritone saxophone; Tony Best of Bryant, Lauren Gray of Poplar Bluff, Lauren Howard and Kendra Sauheaver, both of Sherwood, Ashley McBryde of Highland, Laura Thompson of Jonesboro, Natalie Woods of Crossett, horns; Josh Gardner and Max Rand, both of Paragould, Angela Guajardo of Marion, Will Hartzel of Forrest City, Jon Stevenson of North Little Rock, Luke Walker of Pocahontas, trumpets; Ryan Barnet of Poplar Bluff, Casey Murphy of Pocahontas, Eric Palmer of Bald Knob, Matt Strawbridge and Seth Weston, both of Jonesboro, trombones; David Barrentine of Walnut Ridge, Jennifer Hall of Tyronza, euphoniums; John Hoskins of Paragould, Daniel Van Aalsburg of Hardy, William Wood of Jonesboro, tubas; Matt Boston of West Memphis, Perry Harper of Paragould, Richard Penn of Benton, Ben Pruett and Benjamin Runnels, both of Jonesboro, percussion.

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

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