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Ouachita Concert Band Presents Christmas Concert Dec. 5, Addie Woods, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Ouachita Baptist University Concert Band will present its Christmas concert Monday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.

“The Ouachita Band is proud to present a concert of Christmas music,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton, Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands at Ouachita. “We will end the program with our traditional Christmas sing-a-long to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.”

The program will include “Christmas Winds Overture” by Douglas Wagner “Wassail” by Robert W. Smith and “Holst Winter Suite” by Gustav Host, arranged by …

Ouachita To Present "A Service Of Lessons And Carols" On Dec. 6, Kaelin Clay, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present its 24th annual “A Service of Lessons and Carols” on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The service is free and open to the public.

A Service of Lessons and Carols features Advent scripture reading alternated with Christmas carols, inviting audience members to explore and celebrate Jesus’ birth and sing along to familiar songs.

The Ouachita Singers, featured choral ensemble for the evening, is directed by Dr. Joshua Brown, director of choral activities at Ouachita.

Ouachita Presents 30th Annual Festival Of Christmas On Dec. 2-3, Kaitlyn Stoddard, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present its 30th annual holiday program, A Festival of Christmas, on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2–3, in Jones Performing Art Center.

The Friday performance begins at 7:30 p.m., and the Saturday show starts at 2:30 p.m.

“We are so excited to celebrate the 30^th anniversary of Festival of Christmas and Jones Performing Arts Center,” said Dr. Joshua Brown, co-director of the performance and director of choral activities at Ouachita. “This year we will have cookies and hot chocolate with Santa one hour prior to each performance, as well as an alumni …

Ouachita To Host Faculty Vocal Recital By Dr. Natilan Crutcher On Oct. 11, Abigail Gaddis, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Division of Music in Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will host Dr. Natilan Crutcher in concert on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.

Crutcher, visiting assistant professor of music at Ouachita, said she will perform a selection of sacred and spiritual songs – some obscure, some familiar – by some of the country’s most influential African American composers and arrangers.

Ouachita's Division Of Music To Host Seraph Brass In Concert Sept. 20, Kaelin Clay, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host the all-female Seraph Brass ensemble in concert Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

Seraph Brass features Mary Elizabeth Bowden and Raquel Samayoa on trumpet, Rachel Velvikis on horn, Victoria Garcia on trombone and Cristina Cutts Dougherty on tuba. Winners of the Silver Medal Global Music Award for their 2018 debut album “Asteria,” The group performs a broad range of music and has toured throughout the United States, China, Mexico and Europe. They are in residency …

Ouachita's Division Of Music Presents Prism Concert April 25, Mackenzie Hall, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music presents its annual PRISM concert on Monday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC). The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature performances from Ouachita’s Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble as well as instrumental ensemble musicians and soloists.

Ouachita's Division Of Music Presents Women's Chorus In Concert April 26, Angela Webb, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music presents the Women’s Chorus in concert Tuesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall, 455 Campus Drive. The concert is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Singers And Ouachita Concert Choir To Perform April 19, Lydia Dean, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present the Ouachita Singers and Concert Choir in concert Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center, 409 Ouachita St. The performance, featuring both choirs collaborating on composer John Rutter’s masterwork, “Requiem,” is free and open to the public.

Rutter completed “Requiem,” which is dedicated to his late father, in 1985. The work is structured in seven movements; it sets to music parts of the text of the Latin Requiem Mass, as well as two passages from the Book of Psalms. An orchestra made up of Ouachita faculty and students, …

Ouachita's Division Of Music Presents Percussion Ensemble In Concert April 11, Abigail Gaddis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music presents the Percussion Ensemble in concert Monday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The Percussion Ensemble will be joined by a variety of musicians featuring Ouachita students, faculty and alumni during the concert, which is free and open to the public.

“Each piece on the program is so unique,” said conductor Dr. Ryan Lewis, associate professor of music at Ouachita. “I am thrilled that the students are having the opportunity to collaborate with musicians in so many areas.”

The concert will feature the world premiere of “Whereon They Stand,” a piece …

Ouachita's Division Of Music Presents The Symphonic Band In Concert March 10, Angela Webb, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Division of Music at Ouachita Baptist University will present the Symphonic Band in concert Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center, 409 Ouachita Street. The performance is free and open to the public.

“We will present music that spans nearly 300 years,” said Conductor Jim Lloyd, instructor of music and athletic band director at Ouachita. “From the Scottish folk song ‘Loch Lomond,’ composed in 1746, to ‘Lightning Field,’ which depicts a modern-day natural art exhibit, the Ouachita Symphonic Band will take the audience on a musical journey through time and world cultures.”

Ouachita's Division Of Music Presents The Wind Ensemble In Concert March 7, Angela Webb, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music presents the Wind Ensemble in concert Monday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center, 409 Ouachita Street. The concert is free and open to the public.

“We have prepared a varied program of great music for the audience to enjoy,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton, the Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands at Ouachita. Hamilton will conduct the Wind Ensemble. “Our featured soloist is Craig Crawford playing Fantasia for Alto Saxophone by Claude T. Smith. Craig is the winner of the 2021 W. Francis and Mary McBeth …

Ouachita Saxophone Quartet Earns Second Prize In International Competition, Felley Lawson, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Ouachita Saxophone Quartet has earned second prize in the Eighth Annual ENKOR International Chamber Music Competition based on video submissions of their performances of “Histoire du Tango” by Astor Piazzolla and “Volcanic Ash” by Chris Evan Haas.

“I could not be more proud of the progress these four students have made,” said Dr. Caroline Taylor, professor of music at Ouachita, “their dedication to pushing one another to perform challenging literature and the way they have represented Ouachita to audiences far beyond our campus.”

Ouachita's School Of Fine Arts Hosts Alumna Caitlin Secrest In Concert Feb. 22, Julie Shands, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host vocalist Caitlin Secrest in concert Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. Secrest’s performance is part of the university’s guest artist series. The concert is free and open to the public.

A native of Arkadelphia, Secrest graduated from Ouachita in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance. She is in her sixth season performing in shows in Branson, Mo., including Thank You For The Music: A Modern Tribute to ABBA, Beach Boys’ California Dreamin’, Comedy Jamboree, Broadway’s Greatest Hits, Anthems of Rock and Sinatra …