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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� The 欧美视频 Department of Music will present 鈥淲inds and Friends,鈥� featuring the 欧美视频 Wind Symphony, at 7:30 p.m.,
Thursday, March 12, in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus.
Conducted by Dr. Brian K. Hopwood, professor of music and director of instrumental studies, the Wind Symphony will feature
works by Stamp, von Supp茅, Hazo, Paulson, Himes and Chance. Guest ensemble will be
the Marion C. Early High School Concert Band 鈥� Eric Schrantz, conductor.
The Wind Symphony will open with Jack Stamp鈥檚 energetic and brilliant 鈥淕avorkna Fanfare.鈥�
The performance continues with the park-band favorite 鈥淟ight Cavalry鈥� by Austrian
composer Franz von Supp茅. Samuel Hazo鈥檚 鈥淧erthshire Majesty,鈥� a Scottish ballad for
wind band, features Morgan Cochran on soprano saxophone. A very different sounding
work, 鈥淓pinicion,鈥� written during the final days of the Vietnam War, is composer John
Paulson鈥檚 personal abstraction of war in general. An epinicion is an ancient song
of victory sung at the conclusion of a triumphant battle.
Additional works include 鈥淰ariations on a Korean Folk Song鈥� based on the folk song
known as 鈥淎rrirang鈥� and William Himes鈥� arrangement of the one of the world鈥檚 most
beloved hymn tunes, 鈥淎mazing Grace.鈥�
鈥淏righton Beach,鈥� by William Latham, will be performed jointly by both bands and will
conclude the concert.
The performance is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Hopwood, at (417) 328-1647 or bhopwood@欧美视频niv.edu.
*Published: 3-6-2020