New Band to Perform at Michigan Tech
The Campus Concert Band, the newest music ensemble in the Department
of Fine Arts, will team up with the Wind Symphony for the Michigan Tech
Bands' season finale on Wednesday, May 1, at 8:00 p.m. in McArdle Theatre
(Walker Arts and Humanities Center). The Concert Band will be conducted
by Jesika Cane, also director of the Huskies Pep Band. Jeff Bell-Hanson
is conductor of the Wind Symphony. Both ensembles will play classics from the band repertoire as well as
some lighter fare, including the overture to Rossini's great operatic
comedy, "The Barber of Seville," and highlights from "The
Music Man" by Meredith Willson. The Campus Concert Band will feature
American composers Aaron Copland and William Schuman. Copland was known
during his lifetime as the "Dean of American Music, and wrote many
pieces celebrating rural America. Schuman, who was an actual dean at the
Juilliard School of Music, will be represented by his popular setting
of the revolutionary war hymn, "Chester." The Campus Concert Band and the Wind Symphony feature students from across
campus, representing every department. They volunteer their time for the
love of playing their instruments, resulting in high-spirited, entertaining
concerts. Tickets are available from Rozsa Center Ticketing Services (487-3200),
the SDC, Memorial Union, www/tickets.mtu.edu, and at the door for $8 general,
$4 students. 4/26/02
