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October 2007 Performances |
Events are free admission unless otherwise stated. ($) = fee charged. |
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October 2007 Performances |
Events are free admission unless otherwise stated. ($) = fee charged. |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Performance |
Location |
| Monday | 10/1 | 5:45pm | English Diction Vocal Student Recital | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Tuesday | 10/2 | 8:00pm | Catamount Concert Series: WCU Wind Ensemble - John West, music director. WCU's top instrumental ensemble. Program: New England Triptych by William Schuman, Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn by Norman Dello Joio, Sanctuary by Frank Ticheli, The Immovable Do by Percy Grainger (conducted by graduate assistant conductor Katie Ebert), and The Southerner by Russell Alexander. | Performance Hall, Fine and Performing Arts Center |
| Friday | 10/5 | 2:30pm | Music Student Recital: Octubafest - featuring members of the WCU tuba studio and tuba euphonium ensembles | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Saturday | 10/6 | 7:30pm | Off-Campus Event in Asheville: "A Romantic Night at the Opera" ($) featuring WCU faculty member William Martin, tenor soloist with the Blue Ridge Orchestra conducted by Ron Clearfield. This is a tribute concert to honor the legendary Luciano Pavarotti, who recently passed away. Visit the Blue Ridge Orchestra website for more information and tickets. | Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC-Asheville, Asheville, NC |
| Tuesday | 10/9 | 8:00pm | Catamount Concert Series: Faculty Recital - Bradley Martin, piano. Program: Beethoven's "Tempest" Sonata 0p 31, No.2, Three Movements from Messiaen's Reflections on the Infant Jesus, and Tchaikovsky's Grand Sonata, Op. 37. | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Saturday | 10/13 | All Day | Tournament of Champions: Annual Competition where top high school marching bands compete by performing elaborate shows. ($) Hosted by the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band. See the schedule for more information. | E.J. Whitmire Stadium |
| Tuesday | 10/16 | 8:00pm | Catamount Concert Series: Faculty Recital - Ian Jeffress, saxophone, with Andrew Adams, piano. Works by Heiden, Veldhuis, Benson, Noda, and Maurice. | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Thursday | 10/18 | 8:00pm | WCU Choral Ensembles: Concert Choir (Robert Holquist, director), Early Music Ensemble (Robert Holquist, director), and Catamount Chamber Singer (Bruce Frazier, director) | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Sunday | 10/21 | 3:30pm | Inspirational Choir Homecoming Concert. | Grand Room, University Center |
| Tuesday | 10/23 | 8:00pm | Catamount Concert Series: Odds and Ends Concert - Faculty concert featuring less usual instruments. Featuring music for English horn, tenoroon, contrabassoon, flugal horn, alto trombone, and EWI (electronic wind instrument). |
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| Friday | 10/26 | 2:30pm | Music Student Recital (music for trumpet, flute, clarinet trio, and trumpet ensemble) | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Sunday | 10/28 | 4:00pm | Off-Campus Event in Highlands: Faculty Recital - Shannon Thompson, clarinet; Ian Jeffress, saxophone; and Andrew Adams, piano. Works by Johannes Brahms, Bernard Heiden, Warren Benson, and WCU faculty composer Timothy Rolls. | First Presbyterian Church, Highlands, NC |
| Monday | 10/29 | 2:30pm | Horn Studio Recital: Beethoven's "Egmont" Overture and other music for horn choir and horn quartet. Travis Bennett, music director. | Recital Hall, Coulter Building |
| Tuesday | 10/30 | 8:00pm | Trombone and Euphonium Studio Recital: students of Daniel Cherry. (Note: The Christopher Palestrant Program has been postponed.) |
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| Wednesday | 10/31 | 7:30pm | "Particles" CD Release Halloween Concert: The WCU Commercial and Electronic Music Program presents local musician and WCU music student Matt Williams in a concert celebrating the release of his new CD, "Particles." Pavel Wlosok and several other musicians will perform with him. Restaurant 553 West Main and Power 90.5 are also sponsors of this event. Free tickets will be available online at MattWilliamsMusic.com. |
Updated on October 23, 2007. Please check back often for more concert information, additions, and changes.
