Clinton High School Band to perform with Millikin Wind Ensemble
April 19
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[April 14, 2015]
DECATUR
- Millikin University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble, along with the
Clinton High School Band, will present a concert of traditional and
contemporary music on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at 4 p.m. in Kirkland
Fine Arts Center.
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The program will also feature Millikin student
winners of the Wind Ensemble Solo Competition. The concert is free
and open to the public.
The Clinton High School Band, under the direction of Nathan Wheeler,
will open the concert with several musical selections, including
Goldman's "The Chimes of Liberty," followed by Larry Daehn's "As
Summer Was Just Beginning," Grainger's "Spoon River," and ending
with Saucedo's "Confluence."
Following a brief intermission, the Millikin Symphonic Wind Ensemble
will perform Shostakovitch's "Festive Overture," followed by Aaron
Copland's "Quiet City," featuring Millikin soloists Emily Altic, a
sophomore music performance instrumental major from Hanna City,
Ill., on English horn, and Phillip Tsigolaroff, a senior commercial
music major from Decatur, Ill., on trumpet. The Symphonic Wind
Ensemble will also perform Heiden's "Diversion," featuring soloist
Blake Martin, a senior commercial music major from Springfield,
Ill., on alto saxophone. The concert will conclude with a
performance of Ticheli's "Symphony No. 2."
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Apr/11/images/ads/current/business_directory_filler.png) The Millikin Symphonic Wind Ensemble is the University's premiere
large instrumental ensemble, and includes students who major in
music as well as many other academic disciplines at Millikin
University. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble is conducted by Dr. Gary
Shaw, Millikin professor of music and director of bands.
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Millikin's School of Music is committed to developing complete
musicians artistically, technically and intellectually by
emphasizing the integration of theory and practice with other
disciplines across the University. For more information on
Millikin's School of Music, visit millikin.edu/music.
For more information on Kirkland Fine Arts Center, please visit
kirklandfinearts.com. Events at Kirkland Fine Arts Center are
partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a
state agency, and the Midwest Arts Council.
[Media Relations, Millikin
University]
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