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February 2008 Performances |
Events are free admission unless otherwise stated. ($) = fee charged. |
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February 2008 Performances |
Events are free admission unless otherwise stated. ($) = fee charged. |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Performance |
Location |
| Friday | 2/1 | 8:00pm | WCU Concert Choir Variety Show ($): presented by members of WCU top vocal ensemble and Robert Hoquist, music director. Proceeds benefit the choir's summer trip to Europe. Tickets can be purchased at the door: $7 - adults and seniors, $4 - students and children. |
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| Tuesday | 2/5 | 8:00pm | Catamount Concert Series: Jazz Trio with faculty musicians Stephen Wohlrab, guitar; Eliot Wadopian, bass; and Pavel Wlosok, piano. | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Friday | 2/8 | 8:00pm | WCU Wind Ensemble - John West, music director. WCU's top instrumental ensemble performs James Sylver's The Hound of Heaven, Dwayne Milburn's American Hymn Song Suite, Julie Giroux's La Mezquita de Cordoba, and Robert Jager's Percussion Concerto, featuring WCU faculty member Mario Gaetano as soloist. (Part of the 2008 Western Regional All-District Band Festival.) |
Performance Hall, Fine and Performing Arts Center |
| Saturday | 2/9 | 4:00pm | 2008 Western Regional All-District Band Gala Performance. A performance of band music by 350 of the best high school and middle school band students from 14 North Carolina counties. (Part of the 2008 Western Regional All-District Band Festival.) |
Performance Hall, Fine and Performing Arts Center |
| Tuesday | 2/19 | 8:00pm | Catamount Concert Series: Faculty Woodwinds Chamber Music. Includes Eldred Spell, flute; Terri Armfield, oboe; Shannon Thompson, clarinet; Ian Jeffress, saxophone; Will Peebles, bassoon; Travis Bennett, horn; and guest artist Vance Reese, piano. Music by Rossini, Reinecke, Ibert, Dubois, and Koechlin |
Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Thursday -Sunday | 2/21-24 | Th, F, Sat: 7:30pm. Sun: 3pm. | Music Theatre Production: Guys and Dolls ($). Follow this link to purchase tickets. | Performance Hall, Fine and Performing Arts Center |
| Friday | 2/22 | 2:30pm | Music Student Recital | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Monday | 2/25 | See schedule. | WCU Trombone Day: Includes trombone concerts and masterclasses. Schedule: 9:00am - Warm-up Session 11:15am - Masterclass by Ken Shifrin (former Principal Trombone of England's City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and alto trombone historian and specialist): open coaching seesion of the WCU Trombone Ensemble 2:30pm - Recital by George Curran (recently appointed bass trombonist of the Atlanta Symphony), with pianist Andrew Adams. 6:00pm - Masterclass by George Curran. 8:00pm - Recital by Ken Shifrin, alto and tenor trombones, with pianist Robert Challinor, and guests George Curran and Dan Cherry. Follow this link for more information. |
Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Tuesday | 2/26 | 8:00pm | Catamount Concert Series: Choral Ensembles. Robert Holquist directs the WCU Concert Choir and University Chorus. Bruce Frazier leads the Catamount Chamber Singers. | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Thursday | 2/28 | 8:00pm | Horn Studio Recital: students of Travis Bennett. | |
| Friday | 2/29 | 7:30pm | Galaxy of Stars Series : The Cypress String Quartet - "Inspired by America: A Fusion of Tradition and Technology" ($). A program of music composed in the U.S. Features a blend of music, original film, and spoken word. Follow this link to purchase tickets. | Performance Hall, Fine and Performing Arts Center |
Updated on February 24, 2008. Please check back often for more concert information, additions, and changes. |
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