Michael French
Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator
College of Performing & Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
WHAT: Join the SUU Wind Symphony in their harmonious
"Escapade," a Music Masterworks Concert, on Friday, April 19, 2013.
WHO: Southern Utah University, College of Performing and
Visual Arts, Department of Music
WHEN: Friday, April 19,
2013
TIME: 7:30pm
WHERE: Heritage Center Theater, Cedar City,
UT
TICKETS: Call the ticket office at
(435)-586-7872, M-F 8am-4:30pm, or order online at www.suu.edu/arts.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door, night of the event.
PRICES:
Adults: $8, SUU Faculty &
Staff: $6, Youth: $4. Admission is free for SUU Students with a valid student ID.
SUU´s WIND SYMPHONY PRESENTS "ESCAPADE," A SPRING CONCERT
April 19, 2013
Southern Utah University,
Cedar City, Utah: Join the
SUU Wind Symphony in their harmonious "Escapade," a Music Masterworks
Concert, on Friday, April 19, 2013. Scheduled at 7:30pm at the Heritage Center
Theater, the diverse programming showcases the progress and accomplishments of
this ensemble over the academic year. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for SUU Faculty & Staff and $4 for youth.
Admission is free for SUU Students with a valid student ID.
Under the direction of Dr.
Adam Lambert, the SUU Wind Symphony performs the energetic "Escapade" by
Joseph T. Spaniola. The program also includes the relatively new composition, "A Prayer for Higashi Nihon," a
James Barnes piece which was commissioned by the Zushi High School in
Kangawa, Japan. Other works of interest are Frank Ticheli's "Rest" and "Sonoran Desert Holiday" by Ron Nelson.
Dr. Adam Lambert is currently in his first year in the Department of
Music faculty as Director of Bands and Brass Studies at Southern Utah
University. For the past seven years, he has directed the band and brass
programs at Chadron State College in Nebraska, where he conducted the Wind
Symphony, Symphonic Band, and Athletic Bands and coordinated the brass studio. He
was the director of bands at Provo High School in Provo, Utah, from 1997 to
2002, and was awarded a Teaching Fellowship at UNT from 2002 to 2005. He holds degrees in music education from
Brigham Young University and a doctorate in trumpet performance from the
University of North Texas (UNT). Dr. Lambert has given clinics and
guest-conducted at many events, colleges, and universities throughout the
western and Midwestern United States. As
an active trumpet educator, performer, and clinician in both classical and
jazz, Adam performed and recorded with the University of North Texas Wind
Symphony on the series Teaching Music through Performance. Furthermore, he has
performed as a professional jazz musician at many major jazz festivals, including
the Snow Bird Jazz Festival, the Park City Jazz Festival, and the Salt Lake
City Jazz Festival. As a trumpet soloist and an active member of the Nebraska
Arts Council, he has given performances at many colleges and universities
throughout the Midwest, including the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Wayne
State College, the University of Wyoming, Northwest College, and Colorado State
University. Dr. Lambert is a Bach trumpet artist and clinician for the
Conn-Selmer Corporation.
Join Dr. Adam Lambert and the SUU Wind Symphony for an
entertaining Escapade. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and
Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit
www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT
THE COLLEGE
The
Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of
nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and
Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration and the new Center
for Shakespeare Studies. The College offers 16 different degree areas,
including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees;
professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre
degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60
full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring
over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195
arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances,
lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College´s affiliate organizations include
the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare
Festival, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the
College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean (435)
865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
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