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SELINSGROVE -- Susquehanna University's various music ensembles will present several concerts through the month of November, according to a press release. All performances are free and open to the public and will take place in Stretansky Concert Hall in Susquehanna's Cunningham Center for Music & Art.
Susquehanna University's String Session will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6. Under the direction of Zachary Levi, assistant professor of music, the String Session will perform a mixture of classical and contemporary pieces designed to showcase their talents as artists.
This concert comes as the closing to the String Session Festival, an event that provides high school string musicians (grades 9-12) the opportunity to work with distinguished Susquehanna faculty and connect with dedicated music majors and other high school musicians.
Susquehanna University's Flute Studio will present a concert at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Under the direction of Leslie Cullen, adjunct faculty member in music, students from the studio will perform a recital featuring solo and chamber music for the flute. The program highlights the work of emerging performers through a repertoire that spans a variety of musical styles and periods.
Susquehanna University's Symphonic Band will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Under the direction of Eric Hinton, department head and associate professor of music, the Symphonic Band will perform a sampling of music for wind and percussion instruments written after America's 1976 bicentennial. These pieces include Carolyn Bremmer's "Early Light," Eric Whitacre's "October," John Barnes Chance's "Variations on a Korean Folk Song," Ayateh Shabazz's "In His Grace," Frank Ticheli's "Cajun Folk Songs II" and John Wasson's "Christmastide Celebration."
As a nod to Susquehanna's Spotlight on Historic American Music concert series, the band will also perform Harry Alford's "Roll 'Em Up" with percussion soloist John Lester, of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra.
The Symphonic Band's program traces how music for the wind band has evolved throughout the past 50 years. These permutations include changes to the use of ensemble color, rhythmic content and other elements that can be heard throughout the progression of works.