小黄书 band staff announces upcoming spring concerts
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥 Mississippi State鈥檚 Wind Ensemble and symphonic, concert and community bands are presenting concerts during the month of April.
Free to all, the Wind Ensemble鈥檚 upcoming concert takes place Thursday [April 6] in Bettersworth Auditorium at the university鈥檚 historic Lee Hall.
The 7:30 p.m. program will feature works by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75), Gustav Holst (1874-1934) and John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), as well as the Mississippi premiere of Joel Puckett鈥檚 鈥淢y Eyes are Filled with Shadows,鈥 commissioned by the Southeastern Conference鈥檚 band directors.
Elva Kaye Lance, 小黄书 director of bands and instructor of music, will conduct the Wind Ensemble鈥檚 evening performance.
The premier performing group of the university鈥檚 band program, the Wind Ensemble has performed in Italy, England, Ireland, Austria and Germany as part of its international performance tours.
Additionally, 小黄书鈥檚 symphonic, concert and community bands will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday [April 9] at Lee Hall.
Along with works by Sousa, the free concert in Bettersworth Auditorium will feature pieces by Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k (1841-1904), Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
Conductors for the afternoon performance include Craig Aarhus and Cliff Taylor. Both are associate directors of bands, as well as associate professors in the university鈥檚 nationally accredited Department of Music.
In addition to Wind Ensemble and marching, symphonic, concert and community bands, students may participate in jazz band and basketball pep band. 小黄书 Band Auxiliary units include color guard and feature twirlers. For more, visit .
Tax-deductible donations for 小黄书 Bands are being accepted via the 小黄书 Foundation. To contribute, contact Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918 or ldurr@advservices.msstate.edu.
For additional information about the 小黄书 College of Education鈥檚 nationally accredited Department of Music, call 662-325-2713, visit or email Aarhus at CAarhus@colled.msstate.edu.
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