Community and campus come together at band concert

The Chadron State College Department of Music performed the Wind Symphony and Campus and Community Band concert, 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, in the Memorial Hall Auditorium. About 50 people attended the concert.
Both the Campus and Community Band and the Wind Symphony performed four pieces on their own. The concert ended with the two collaborating on one piece.
The concert began with “The Liberty Bell,” composed by John Philip Sousa, which was a march that many recognize from the show “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.”
The second piece performed, “Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat,” which was written in 1803 by Johann Hummel, featured Campus and Community Band trumpet soloist Rich McCall, of Alliance.
“Rich McCall began playing the trumpet at age 12 and continued playing throughout high school, college, and eventually played for President Eisenhower. He currently lives in Alliance,” Michael Knight, assistant professor of music and band director said.
“Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat” was a bright and happy piece, and McCall’s solo stood out while the band helped in shaping the concerto.
The “Florentiner March” was the first piece of the night played by the Wind Symphony. The piece was produced in 1907 by Julius Fucik.
“The ‘Florentiner March’ is played at circuses sometimes,” Knight said.
The second piece played by the Wind Symphony was a newer piece called “Chaos Theory,” written by James Bonney in 2002. McKay Tebbs, assistant professor of music, played several solos within the song on his electric guitar.
The bands combined and ended the concert with “March and Procession of Bacchus” which was written by Leo Delibes in 1876.
Kallie Bush, a music student at CSC, will be performing in a solo piano recital from 3-4 p.m., this Friday, April 27, in the Memorial Hall Auditorium.
There will also be a performance by the CSC Guitar Ensemble and Vocal Jazz members, starting at 6:30 at The Bean Broker, located in downtown Chadron. The students will be performing a variety of pieces across genres, and the performance is free and open to the public.
Following Friday’s two performances, there will be a guest artist recital at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, in the Mari Sandoz Atrium.
The guest artist performing is Rachel Bergman, an instructor of flute and music theory at Sheridan College, Sheridan, Wyoming.
Accompanist Bobby Pace and CSC flute instructor Lauren Stephens will collaborate with Bergman to perform pieces by Bach, Schulhoff, Taffanel, Rutter and Schocker.
The recital is free and open to the public.