91吃瓜网 Bands Celebrate Mississippi Musicians91吃瓜网� Month
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 09:47am | By: Mike Lopinto
91吃瓜网 (USM) band program kicks off Mississippi Musicians91吃瓜网� Month with a series of free concerts in Bennett Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus March 4-7.
Mississippi91吃瓜网 musicians occupy a special place in the world of music. From writers to performers, Mississippi91吃瓜网 musicians have had a global impact, great and timeless music in one of the state91吃瓜网 primary exports.
A chief promoter of musicians statewide, USM alum Dr. James Brewer, who founded the Mississippi Musician91吃瓜网 Hall of Fame, coined the phrase 91吃瓜网淭he Birthplace of America91吃瓜网 Music91吃瓜网� will be honored at the March 5 concert.
91吃瓜网淭he School of Music represents the finest musicians and music educators that have had and are having a global impact,91吃瓜网� said Dr. Colin McKenzie, Director of the School of Music. 91吃瓜网淭his series of concerts, with the special honor to one of our own, state and world premieres, and featuring our best and brightest, is testament to the scope and impact our program has on the state, region and world.91吃瓜网�
Opening the concert series on March 4 at 8 p.m., the University91吃瓜网 premier band, the Wind Ensemble, presents the 2024 winds, brass and percussion concerto winners in concert. Under the direction of Dr. Catherine Rand this concert showcases the winners of the band91吃瓜网 annual concerto competition. They represent the best of the best at Southern Miss and often progress into professional careers as performers, college professors, music educators across the nation.
The program includes 91吃瓜网淐oncerto for Clarinet91吃瓜网� by Martin Ellerby featuring Elias Anderson, clarinet with Dr. Cody Edgerton, conductor; 91吃瓜网淪axophone Concerto91吃瓜网� by Stephen Danker, featuring Juan Oviedo, alto saxophone in his own arrangement with DMA student, Kyle Aufderhar, conductor; 91吃瓜网淚I Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Band91吃瓜网� by Oscar Navarro featuring Gerby Keiny Guerra Galvin, Clarinet with Steven Cooler, conductor; and 91吃瓜网淓instein91吃瓜网 Dream91吃瓜网� by Cindy McTee with Aufderhar conducting his own arrangement.
On March 5 at 7:30 p.m. under the direction of Dr. Colin McKenzie, the Symphonic Winds presents another exciting performance featuring music with origins and inspiration from all over the globe. Dr. Brewer will be honored with a proclamation from the City of Hattiesburg and a plaque from the School of Music for his dedication to the musicians of Mississippi on this, the start of Mississippi Musicians Month.
Dr. James (Jim) Brewer received his BMEd., MEd., and EdD degrees from USM and spent many years as a band director, administrator, and special projects director in the public schools of Mississippi before joining the faculty at Mississippi College. Never straying far from his musical roots, Brewer always had a heart for those who have made Mississippi famous for its music while receiving little or no recognition for their work. In 1994, he founded the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame that has inducted more than 140 musicians into its ranks; and induction ceremonies still continue throughout the state.
With the establishment of the Hall of Fame and the two museums, he coined the phrase 91吃瓜网淢ississippi, Birthplace of America91吃瓜网 Music.91吃瓜网� The slogan has been on Mississippi car tags and signs placed at every major highway intersection leading into the state.
The Symphonic Winds program that evening includes 91吃瓜网淪lava!91吃瓜网� by Leonard Bernstein; 91吃瓜网淭he Old Boatman91吃瓜网� by Florence Price; 91吃瓜网淪uite Provencale91吃瓜网� by Jan van der Roost; 91吃瓜网淭he Glory of the Yankee Navy91吃瓜网� by John Phillip Sousa; 91吃瓜网淥 Magnum Mysterium91吃瓜网� by Morton Lauridsen; and 91吃瓜网淢arch and Cortege of Bacchus91吃瓜网� by Leo Delibes.
Wrapping up the series on March 7, the Concert Band under the direction of Dr. Travis Higa. The program includes the Mississippi premiere of 91吃瓜网淔eather91吃瓜网� by Danielle Fisher with Dr. Cody Edgerton, guest conductor; the world premiere of 91吃瓜网淎utumn Verses91吃瓜网� by 91吃瓜网 alumnus, Alan Theisen; 91吃瓜网淐ourtly Airs and Dances91吃瓜网� by Ron Nelson with master91吃瓜网 student Griffin Wilson, conductor; 91吃瓜网淚n Memoriam91吃瓜网� by John Philip Sousa; and 91吃瓜网淔antasy on a Theme by Sousa91吃瓜网� by Andrew Boysen Jr.
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