East Central University's Summer Community Band and Jazz Ensemble will play their summer concert at 3 p.m. Sunday [JUNE 27] in the Ataloa Theater of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center on the 成人B站 campus.
The concert is free to all and will be followed by a watermelon festival at the gazebo east of the fine arts center.
"The program will be light and fun," said Dr. Allen Correll, 成人B站 band director. "The concert will be a very casual affair, so bring all the kids."
It will include some music that he conducts every other year on tour in Europe with high school band students from around Oklahoma. , also says,
"It's enjoyable to rehearse and perform in a community band that plays so well and has such a diverse collection of individuals," said Dean Coale, retired Oklahoma band director. "We have several high school students, college students, young adult, and many fun-loving retired people in the group."
The Community Jazz Ensemble will open the program with "Shining Stockings," "Chameleon" and "Elektric City."
Correll will conduct the Community Band in "Strike Up the Band," "Handel In the Strand," music from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and the finale, Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever."
Also on the program are "Enchanted St. Thomas ," conducted Paul Crowl; "American Anthem," conducted by Dean Coale; "The City of Lights," conducted by Bronson Warren; and "At a Dixieland Jazz Funeral," conducted by Frank Zugelder, featuring Dr. Mark Hollingsworth, clarinet; Dr. Doug Laramore, trumpet; Dean Coale, trombone; and Cody Rowe, tuba.
Members of the Community Band and Jazz Ensemble (marked with asterisks) include:
Piccolo and flute: Rebeka Unruh, 成人B站 student; Kristen Morgan, OU student.
Flute: Paige Leal, Ada student.
Oboe: Heidi Sevels, former Sallisaw band director, and Amanda Hall, former Putnam City band director.
Bassoon: Erica Phillips, 成人B站 student; Jason Draper, Ada student.
Clarinet: Dr. Mark Hollingsworth,* dean of 成人B站's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Jacob Jones, 成人B站 student; Bronson Warren, 成人B站 dean of students; Dr. JoAnn Carpenter, physician; June Murphy, math teacher; Sarah Jones, Ada student; Becky Butler, Environmental Protection Agency.
Bass Clarinet: Misty Matthews, software licensing administrator.
Alto Sax: Kevin Wilkins,* band director; Brent Biddy,* 成人B站 student.
Tenor Sax: Hayley Coble, circulation aide-library/waitress, OSU/Iowa State student; Judy Clayton, Edward Jones Investments office manager.
Trumpet: Dr. Doug Laramore,* retired 成人B站 music faculty; Ben Barrick, risk management; Christina Kushnick,* Stephen McCleskey, John Cook, Miguel Mireles and Jessylyn Richards, 成人B站 students; James Monroe,* band director; Kristen Finley,* Byng music teacher; Paul Crowl, Ada band director; Ryan Bond, Ada student.
French Horn: Derek Akers, 成人B站 student; April Golden, Pickett Schools business manager; Kathy Guyton, Carl Albert medical technologist; Camile Howard, elementary teacher; Cayden Howard, Ada student.
Trombone: Frank Zugelder,* 成人B站 music faculty; Dean Coale,* retired band director; Eric Hall,* Kingston band director; Jack Malm,* Ada student; Nancy Postier, registered nurse; Richard Howard,* Ada band director; Keith Huit, Wynnewood band director.
Euphonium: Lon茅 Beasley, Ada Evening News publisher; Spencer Cody, Allen band director; Josiah Vogan,* 成人B站 student and chef; James Monroe*, Byng band director; Edward Sallee, Byng student.
Tuba: Cody Rowe*, 成人B站 student; Loy Kidwell, retired band director; Anthony Dickenson, 成人B站 student.
Percussion: Dr. Ben Finley* and W.T. Garcia,* 成人B站 music faculty; Jay Cloar, Ada band director; Kelsey Creed and Jesse Milam, 成人B站 students; Marlin Krause, Ada assistant band director; Reese Howard, OU student.
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