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St. Louis Brass Quintet performs Feb. 20
One of AmericaÕs best known and most traveled brass ensembles comes to Chickasha on Feb. 20 for one concert at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
The St. Louis Brass Quintet will perform at 8 p.m. in Troutt Hall Auditorium on the USAO campus in Chickasha. Tickets are $10 and are available at Chickasha Bank and Trust, the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce, or at the USAO business office. Ignore their tuxedos, say reviewers. The St. Louis Brass Quintet creates a relaxed and informal atmosphere as they perform American pops and jazz favorites, as well as classical and Big Band favorites. Their program in Chickasha will feature music from their new CD, "Pops Music of the Americas" and other recordings. One of their more exciting works is "Four Sketches for Brass Quintet" by Anthony Plog. Additional selections include "Dixieland Medley" and a special arrangement of American music by Duke Ellington. Though much of their concert is focused on chamber and classical music, the St. Louis Brass Quintet also injects humor into their concerts. Brass music is used to accompany humorous poems by Ogden Nash. Another such demonstration examines the history of the brass instruments from the time of King Tut to the present, including the straight trombone and a French horn fashioned from a 12-foot section of garden hose. Formed in 1964, the St. Louis Brass Quintet has performed over 2,500 concerts in America and around the world. Members of the group include trumpeters Alan Dean, from Yale University and John Rommel, from Indiana University. Playing horn is Thomas Bacon, a solo horn with the Houston Grand Opera. Formerly with the St. Louis Symphony, Melvyn Jernigan plays trombone, and the tubist is Daniel Perantoni from Indiana University. The Feb. 20 concert, part of USAOÕs Davis-Waldorf Performing Arts Series, is sponsored by the USAO Foundation along with Chickasha Bank and Trus, First National Bank, Oklahoma Arts Council, the Jernigan Group, Grady Memorial Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Brooks, Poag Grain Ag Center, William and Eleanor Miller and Dr. Jim and Carolyn Hall. __________________
____________________ ABOUT USAO -- Founded in 1908 as the first college created by Oklahoma's first legislature, the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma has always been distinctive. Originally a women's college, it was one of only seven state-supported institutions with similar missions ever created in the United States, one of only two west of the Mississippi River. USAO has been continuously accredited by the North Central Association since 1920, one of the longest in Oklahoma. Known for most of its first six decades as the Oklahoma College for Women, it early achieved national distinction for its academic programs and campus life. Today, USAO is ranked as the No. 1 public undergraduate college in the Western United States by "U.S. News and World Report." It was praised as one of "America's 100 Best College Buys" in another publication. For providing students with superior access to technology, USAO was ranked as one of the "100 Most Wired Colleges in America" by Yahoo Internet Life. |
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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1727 West Alabama, Chickasha, Oklahoma USA 73018 Phone: Chickasha: (405) 224-3140 Last Updated 30 Jul 2008 08:24 AM  |