On Tuesday evening, the Catamount Concert Series presents our university's top student instrumental ensemble, the WCU Wind Ensemble, conducted by John West. All of the music in this concert was written in the 1920s, and the program features a collaboration by several faculty and student musicians in Igor Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments. The soloist for this work will be faculty pianist Bradley Martin, who directs WCU's Musical Theatre Program. A native of Australia and a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, Bradley Martin has performed throughout the world as a piano soloist and collaborative pianist.
Also on the program are traditional band classics such as Haydn Wood's tone poem Mannin Veen, Gordon Jacob’s William Byrd Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Toccata Marziale, and John Philip Sousa’s march The Gallant Seventh. For more information on this program, see this article: http://www.wcu.edu/10903.asp.
This free concert takes place this Tuesday evening at 8pm in the Performance Hall of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
(The drawing at the right of Igor Stravinsky was done by Pablo Picasso in 1920.)
This Saturday, WCU hosts its annual high school marching band competition, "The Tournament of Champions," at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. High school bands from through the southeast and eastern seaboard compete throughout the day. Finals will take place in the evening when the top bands compete for Grand Champion. The WCU "Pride of the Mountains" Marching Band will also perform. See this link for a full schedule of events: http://www.wcu.edu/prideofthemountains/toc/2008_schedule.cfm.
Tickets are $8 for the preliminary (daytime) competition. Tickets for finals are $5 if purchased before 4pm, or $8 if purchased after 5pm. Children under the age of 12 will be admitted free when accompanied by an adult. For more information, see this article: http://www.wcu.edu/10894.asp.
The WCU Fine Arts Calendar has a full list of this semester's events from the School of Music. You can select from the dropdown menu on the calendar to find music and other arts events presented at WCU. Events are free admission unless they are marked ($). Please check back often for further concert information, additions, and changes.
Updated on October 5th, 2008.