Ouachita’s Wind Ensemble presents fall concert Monday
ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Wind Ensemble will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Jones Performing Arts Center.
The concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin with “A Moorside Suite,” including movements “Scherzo,” “Nocturne” and “March,” by Gustav Holst and arranged by Denis Wright.
The Wind Ensemble will continue with “One Life Beautiful” by Julie Giroux and four dances from West Side Story, including “Scherzo,” “Mambo,” “Cha-cha” and “Cool (Fugue),” by Leonard Bernstein and arranged by Ian Polster. “Psalm for Band” by Vincent Persichetti and three songs from “Foster’s America,” including “A Penny for Your Thoughts,” “Beautiful Dreamer” and “If You’ve Only Got a Mustache,” by David R. Gillingham also will be performed.
Craig Hamilton, Ouachita’s Lena Goodwin Trimble professor of Music and director of bands, will conduct the concert.
“There are a lot of very challenging pieces, and it’s amazing to see how well we as a band were able to come together and learn them,” Sarah Rush, a sophomore Spanish major and flute player from Little Rock, said in a news release. “I’m really proud of the results of our work and our awesome sound. There is a wide variety of styles in our pieces, from upbeat and intense to quiet and beautiful.”
The concert also will be livestreamed at www. obu.edu/band. Visit http//www.obu.edu/band or email Hamilton at hamiltonc@obu.edu or call 870-245-5137 for more information.