Ball State University Music Performances
Musical performances at Ball State University kick off a two-week run featuring the Ball State Campus Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Sursa Performance Hall, thecr.com reported.
Assistant professor of music Gregory Robbins conducts the Campus Orchestra, an open group for students and community members. Pieces range from standard orchestral works to Broadway and film music.
Campus Band and Wind Ensembles Perform Upcoming Concerts
The concert series continues with the Ball State Campus Band at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. The traditional concert band shares selections from the fall semester, including Randall Standridge’s “Steel,” Robert W. Smith’s “Incantations” and John Philip Sousa’s “The Thunderer.”
Following the campus band, the Ball State Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. Director of athletic bands Jeremy Harmon leads the Wind Symphony in pieces such as Jack Stamp’s “Cenotaph” and Jay Bocook’s “Shackleford Banks.”
Indiana Music Education Association Program
The Wind Ensemble, considered the premier concert ensemble of Ball State’s band program, features its Indiana Music Education Association performance program. The group opens with Bakhari S. Nokuri’s “Afrospire,” featuring School of Music director Franklin Larey on piano.
Additional selections include Yukiko Nishimura’s “Smiling After the Rain,” Eric Whitacre’s “Noisy Wheels of Joy” and Benjamin Horne’s “Spiritual Symphony.” Harp professor Joanne King also performs as a guest soloist on Kevin Day’s “Harp Concertino.”
Sursa Performance Hall Recitals
The New Music Ensemble performs contemporary music and earlier 20th-century works at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23. Sursa Performance Hall, located at McKinley and Riverside avenues across from Emens Auditorium, also hosts a Trumpet Studio Recital at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15.
Admission is free for the campus orchestra concert, the trumpet recital, and the new music ensemble. Tickets for the Campus Band, Wind Symphony, and Wind Ensemble concerts are available at tix.com/ticket-sales/bsu/969. Free recitals are scheduled for Hahn Recital Hall, and livestreams are available at sites.bsu.edu/musiclive.
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