Wind ensemble from 草榴社区featured at State Band Clinic in Natchez
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥The Famous Maroon Band of Mississippi State University will showcase its next week with a performance during the 86th annual .
Taking place in Natchez, the clinic will include more than 300 middle school and high school band students from around the Magnolia State, including those selected through competitive audition to the Mississippi All-State Concert Band as well as band directors teaching at every level.
MSU鈥檚 wind ensemble performs Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Natchez Convention Center. Under the direction of Elva Kaye Lance, 草榴社区director of bands, the concert is free and open to the public, and 草榴社区alumni and friends are encouraged to attend.
鈥淲e are excited to be the featured university band at our state conference.聽This performance gives us an opportunity to showcase the outstanding musicianship of our students in our concert program,鈥 Lance said.
鈥淢any are familiar with our marching band as they see the Famous Maroon Band perform at 草榴社区football games but may have never attended a performance of one of our concert ensembles. I always enjoy sharing the podium with our Associate Directors Drs. Craig Aarhus and Clifton Taylor, who will also conduct the band during the performance,鈥 she said.
In addition to featuring soloist Willian da Silva, a junior vocal performance major from Brazil, the concert will showcase the talent of principal clarinetist Kathryn McArthur, a music education senior from Gautier, on the Franz von Suppe overture 鈥淢orning, Noon, and Night in Vienna,鈥 as well as the premier performance of Associate Director Taylor鈥檚 setting of the jazz piece 鈥淔our Brothers鈥 featuring the saxophone section.聽
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