NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Combined Brass Ensembles will perform their fall concert on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hal. Hall. The concert is free and will be livestreamed at nsu.la/capa-live.
The concert will feature performances from four brass studio ensembles, the NSU Trumpet Choir, the NSU Horn Choir, NSU Trombone, and the NSU Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble, along with a combined 60-piece brass ensemble with all performers on stage.
The NSU Trumpet Ensemble conducted by Galindo Rodriguez will play “America The Beautiful” by Samuel Augustus Ward and arranged by James Olcott, “Bugler’s Holiday” by Leroy Anderson and arranged by Charles Metzeger, “Festive Overture” by Dmitri Shostakovich and arranged by Caleb Hudson and “Treasure” by Bruno Mars and arranged Paul Martha and Anthony Foto.
The NSU Horn Choir directed by Dr. Alexis Szepanik will play “The Main Theme” from “Chicken Run” by John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams and arranged by A. Terzer.
The NSU Trombone Choir directed by Dr. J. Mark Thompson will perform “Bushes and Briars” by Ralph Vaughan-Williams and arranged by Richard Myers and “Colonel Bogey March” by Kenneth Alford and arranged by Robert Wilkinson.
The NSU Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble directed by Dr. Masahito Kuroda will play the new work “When I am laid in earth” from “Dido and Aeneas” Act III by Henry Purcell and arranged by Kuroda which will be premiered and dedicated to the memory of NSU music student Brycen Bailey, who passed away this summer. Joining the ensemble for the performance is soprano Dr. Terrie Sanders, head of the NSU Department of Music and professor of voice and vocal pedagogy.
The Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble will also play the “Main Title” from “Batman” by Danny Elfman and arranged by Sutherland and “Finlandia” by Jean Sibelius and arranged by Larry Zaidan.
The NSU Combined Brass Ensemble will play “The Avengers” from “The Avengers” by
Alan Slivestri.