Joint Bands Concert

The Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Symphonic Band and Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Concert Band will showcase the the spring 2018 Wind Conducting Class.

As the assignment for the class, each student chooses a band composition, rehearses the piece throughout the spring term, and then conducts that piece at the joint concert as well as prelude music for the Commencement ceremony.

This year¡¯s students and the pieces they will be conducting:

Lexie Aguilar, conducting ¡°Journey through Orion¡±  by Julie Giroux.  Aguilar is a junior music performance and french major from LeClaire, Iowa.

Douglas Ganster, conducting ¡°Havendance¡± by David Holsinger. Ganster is a junior music composition and business administration and management major from Braidwood, Ill.

Becky Hobson, conducting ¡°Bayou Breakdown¡± by Brandt Karrick. Hobson  is a junior music performance and pre-occupational therapy major from Hartland, Wis.

Kellen Myers, conducting ¡°Tempered Steel¡± by Charles Young. Myers is a junior music composition major from Davenport, Iowa.

Andre Rivera, conducting ¡°Festal Scenes¡± by Yasuhide Ito. Rivera is a junior music education major from Antioch, Ill.

Caitlin Thom, conducting ¡°Danish Folk Music¡± by Percy Grainger. Thom is a senior music performance major from Bettendorf, Iowa.