Band concert features new winds group

Showcasing the newest addition to the music family, the Pittsburg State University band program will perform its second concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, at McCray Recital Hall.

The concert will be performed by the newly formed PSU Chamber Winds, a highly select ensemble of the finest wind and percussion students at PSU. The repertoire will include full ensemble pieces, smaller works for mixed ensembles, and special performances by the PSU Percussion Ensemble and PSU Saxophone Quartet.

The program will include “Fanfare from La Peri,” by Paul Dukas; “Overture for Winds,” by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy; “Old Wine in New Bottles,” by Gordon Jacob; “Old Home Days,” by Charles Ives; and “Overture in C,” by Charles Catel.

Admission is free and the concert is open to the public.

For more information, contact the Department of Music at 620-235-4466.

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