The Tusculum University Community Band will perform its spring concert Tuesday, May 2 in the Marilyn duBrisk Theatre of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center.
Dr. David Gonzalez, Tusculum’s director of bands, will conduct the band through most of the show, but he will pass the baton for two of the songs to Tusculum students who are band members. Jyclyn West, a senior, will conduct “Washington Post,” and Derek Hatcher, a freshman, will conduct “National Emblem.”
The two students are taking on this role for these two marches as part of their Conducting 310 class at Tusculum.
In addition to the conducting by Hatcher and West, the concert will feature a flute concerto by Dr. Phil Thompson during “Concertino” and a xylophone solo during “Serenade for a Picket Fence” by Jay Oberfeitinger, both of whom will receive accompaniment from the band. The two men are adjunct music faculty members at Tusculum and members of the community band.
Here is the lineup of songs.
- “River of Life” by Steve Reineke
- “Concertino” by Cecile Chaminade
- “Washington Post” by John Phillip Sousa
- “Lightning Field” by John Mackey
- “Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon” by Percy Aldridge Grainger
- “Sea Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- “Down a Country Lane” by Aaron Copeland
- “Serenade for a Picket Fence” by Norman Leyden
- “National Emblem” by E.E. Bagley
The Tusculum Community Band concert will begin at 6 PM Tuesday. The concert is free, but Tusculum welcomes donations to support the university’s comprehensive music program.
