Eastern Connecticut State University’s Department of Performing Arts will present Eastern’s Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 in Shafer Auditorium. The public is invited. Admission is free. Shafer Auditorium is in Shafer Hall, located at Valley and High Streets in Willimantic.
The ensemble will be conducted by Kathryn Niemasik, part-time professor of music. The 90-person ensemble, including Eastern students, faculty and community members, will perform a bass, percussion and woodwind-filled assorted mix of literature, including Robert Sheldon’s “Rhapsodic Celebration” – a piece from the repertoire Niemasik called one of her favorites.
The 45-minute performance also includes “Summon the Heroes” by John Williams (arranged by Paul Lavender); “O Waly, Waly” by Jay Bocook (A Rhapsody for Band); “Chester Overture for Band” by William Schuman; “Rhapsodic Celebration” by Robert Sheldon; “The Seal Lullaby” by Eric Whitacre; “Fantasy on a Mountain Song” by William Himes; and “Russian Sailors’ Dance” by Reinhold Gliere (from The Red Poppy).
The musicians who will perform are enrolled for the Music 107 Concert Band course that teaches both student and community musicians on Wednesday nights.
For more information, contact Kathryn Niemasik on 860-465-5193 or at niemasikk@easternct.edu.
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state’s public liberal arts university. Eastern serves approximately 5,400 students each year on its Willimantic campus and satellite locations.
It is the policy of Eastern Connecticut State University to ensure equal access to its
events. If you are an individual with a disability and will need accommodations for this
event, please contact the Office of University Relations at (860) 465-5735.
Eastern Connecticut State University
NEWS
October 15, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: Dwight Bachman
Public Relations Officer
(860) 465-5114 or Bachman@easternct.edu
Edward Osborn, Director of University Relations
(860) 465-5043 or Osborne@easternct.edu
Nana Owusu-Agyemang, Public Relations Assistant
(240) 838-1292 Owusuagyemangc@my.easternct.edu
Eastern to hold Concert Band Performance
Willimantic, Conn. – Eastern Connecticut State University’s Department of
Performing Arts will present Eastern’s Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 in Shafer
Auditorium. The public is invited. Admission is free. Shafer Auditorium is in Shafer
Hall, located at Valley and High Streets in Willimantic.
The ensemble will be conducted by Kathryn Niemasik, part-time professor of
music. The 90-person ensemble, including Eastern students, faculty and community
members, will perform a bass, percussion and woodwind-filled assorted mix of literature,
including Robert Sheldon’s “Rhapsodic Celebration” – a piece from the repertoire
Niemasik called one of her favorites.
The 45-minute performance also includes “Summon the Heroes” by John
Williams (arranged by Paul Lavender); “O Waly, Waly” by Jay Bocook (A Rhapsody for
Band); “Chester Overture for Band” by William Schuman; “Rhapsodic Celebration” by
Robert Sheldon; “The Seal Lullaby” by Eric Whitacre; “Fantasy on a Mountain Song”
by William Himes; and “Russian Sailors’ Dance” by Reinhold Gliere (from The Red Poppy).
The musicians who will perform are enrolled for the Music 107 Concert Band
course that teaches both student and community musicians on Wednesday nights.
For more information, contact Kathryn Niemasik on 860-465-5193 or at
niemasikk@easternct.edu.
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state’s public liberal arts university. Eastern
serves approximately 5,400 students each year on its Willimantic campus and satellite
locations.
It is the policy of Eastern Connecticut State University to ensure equal access to
its
events. If you are an individual with a disability and will need accommodations for this
event, please contact the Office of University Relations at (860) 465-5735.
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