An evening of “Song and
Dance” is in store as the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Campus Band and
Concert Band perform Thursday, Dec. 4. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. in
Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center.
The
Campus Band will perform a variety of dance-inspired selections, including Bob
Margolis’ “Royal Coronation Dances (after Claude Gervaise),” Santiago Lope’s
“Gallito pasodoble,” Steven Reineke’s “Heaven’s Light,” James Hosay’s “The
Gales of November” and Samuel Hazo’s “Our Kingsland Spring.” Leading the
ensemble will be Patrick Lawrence, assistant professor of low brass, and
apprentice conductors Emily Batterman, Matthew Clark and T.Jay Lutz.
The
Concert Band will present an assortment of toe-tapping dances and lyrical
melodies, including John Philip Sousa’s “The Thunderer,” Robert Smith’s
“Encanto,” Ron Nelson’s “Courtly Airs and Dances,” Johann Sebastian Bach’s “My
Jesus! Oh, What Anguish,” and John Mackey’s “Foundry” for twelve
percussionists. The group will be conducted by Jonathan Caldwell, interim
director of bands, and apprentice conductor Jared Dalgleish.
The event is part of the Music Department Scholarship
Series. Tickets are $8.25 for adults, $5.25 for senior citizens, $4.25 for
students and free the day of the concert for students with a UW-Stevens Point
I.D. Tickets are available at the University Information and Tickets Office in
the Dreyfus University Center, by calling 715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378 or at http://tickets.uwsp.edu. Tickets may be
purchased at the door if available.
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