{"id":28506,"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-wind-ensemble-presents-future-legends-april-24\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T01:48:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T01:48:48","slug":"tarleton-wind-ensemble-presents-future-legends-april-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-wind-ensemble-presents-future-legends-april-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Wind Ensemble presents Future Legends April 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tarleton<\/a><\/p>\n

Tarleton State Wind Ensemble Presents<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, April 16, 2018<\/p>\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas —The Tarleton State University Wind Ensemble presents its spring concert, Future Legends<\/em>, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Auditorium in Stephenville. <\/p>\n

Admission is $5, or free with a Tarleton ID.<\/p>\n

The program highlights up-and-coming performers and conductors, including winners of the Tarleton Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition, Ricardo Allen II and Akira Okamoto.<\/p>\n

Allen is featured on the Concerto for Soprano Sax and Wind Ensemble<\/em> by John Mackey, and Okamoto as soloist on With Malice Toward None<\/em> by John Williams.<\/p>\n

The concert features two guest conductors. Undergraduate Chad Wiley leads in a performance of Ignition<\/em> by Todd Stalter, and graduate conductor Chris Moix conducts the ensemble in a performance of American Overture<\/em> by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins.<\/p>\n

Joining these future legends are Tarleton music faculty members Drs. Brian Walker and Ben Charles, conducting Ride in a Fast Machine<\/em> by John Adams and An American in Paris<\/em> by George Gershwin\/Brubaker, respectively.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the program is The Upheaval <\/em>by David Pegel and First Suite in E-flat for Military Band<\/em> by Gustav Holst. Dr. Gary Westbrook, associate professor and director of Tarleton athletic bands, conducts.<\/p>\n

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience, marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. Offering degree programs in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online to more than 13,000 students, Tarleton engages with communities through real-world learning experiences to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n

#<\/p>\n

Contact: Phil Riddle, News & Information Specialist
817-484-4415
priddle@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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