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Wind Ensemble to Premiere New Composition, Oct. 1

JONESBORO – The Department of Music at Arkansas State University will present the Wind Ensemble in its first concert of the fall semester on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Fowler Center’s Riceland Hall, 201 Olympic Dr.  This concert will be $5 for the general public and is free to A-State students.

The program will include performances of “La Procession du Rocio” by Joaquin Turina, “Music for Prague 1968” by Karel Husa, “March, Op. 99” by Sergey Prokofiev, and “Winding Up/Winding Down” by Michael Gandolfi.

“Winding Up/Winding Down” was commissioned by the A-State Wind Ensemble and will feature faculty member Ken Hatch, assistant professor of music.

“We are offering the Mid-South premiere of a new work for solo clarinet by award-winning composer, Michael Gandolfi," stated Dr. Timothy Oliver, director of bands and conductor of the Wind Ensemble.  "It will feature our clarinet professor, Ken Hatch. The A-State Wind Ensemble was invited to be a part of this commissioning consortium which included The U.S. Navy Band, Arizona State University, Auburn University, Gonzaga University, the University of Kentucky, the University of Minnesota and the University of Southern California.”

For more details about this or other music presentations, one may call the Department of Music at (870) 972-2094.

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