Fifty-seven high school and junior high band students representing 14 K-12 educational entities in Arkansas will take the stage at Arkansas Tech University’s Witherspoon Auditorium as the ATU Youth Wind Ensemble on Sunday, Nov. 5.
The concert, which will also include appearances by the ATU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, will begin at 2:30 p.m. at 407 West Q Street in Russellville. Admission will be free and open to the public.
Band students in grades 9-12 were eligible to audition for the ATU Youth Wind Ensemble at the outset of the fall 2023 semester. Those selected have participated in rehearsals throughout the semester in preparation for Sunday’s concert.
This is the first year of the ATU Youth Wind Ensemble program, which was developed by Dr. Daniel A. Belongia, ATU director of bands and professor of music, in collaboration with his colleagues in the ATU Department of Music and the ATU College of Arts and Humanities.
The youth ensemble will perform “On Parade” by Amanda Aldridge, “Blessed Are They” by Johannes Brahms and “Halcyon Hearts” by Katahj Copley.
The ATU Symphonic Wind Ensemble will play “Urban Light” by James M. David.
The concert finale will be a joint performance of Gustav Holst’s “First Suite in E Flat” by the ATU Youth Wind Ensemble and the ATU Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
Learn more about upcoming concerts hosted by the ATU Department of Music at www.atu.edu/calendar.
Learn more about the ATU Department of Music at www.atu.edu/music.
The members of the ATU Youth Wind Ensemble, organized alphabetically by the educational entity they attend, are:
Bentonville School District
Hannah Bradshaw
Caden Price
Caleigh Price
Christian Price
Colby Price
Berryville School District
Andrew Griesenauer
Cabot School District
Ava Berryhill
Ella Campbell
Allison Clark
Abbigale Cook
Isabella Ellis
Abigail Hann
Bella Hart
Kaiden Hinshaw
Annie Hogue
Aaliyah James
Brianna McCoy
Callie McCoy
Caleb Pifer
Nicholas Reedy
Xavier Salinas
Mason True
Catholic High School for Boys (Little Rock)
Evan Johnson
Clinton School District
Jacob Lewis
Dardanelle School District
Wendy Nuñez
DeQueen School District
Joel Galvan
DeWitt School District
Matthew Dawes
Don Tyson School of Innovation (Springdale)
Ramey Cassady
Gwyneth Williams
Magazine School District
Nat Ervin
Brock Gentry
Trinidy Harding
Russellville School District
Isaiah Anderson
Allison Belongia
Jennifer Belongia
Vincent Dischiavi
Ian Emerson
Eli Escobar
Moss Eshelman
Kylee Galli
Alli Hernandez
Janina Hernandez
Gabriel Hodges
Tyler Jewett
Rielly Lemmons
Marley McClanahan
Dominic Navarro
Eaddie Sanchez
Will Stump
Julisa Tolentino-Powers
Jack Tullos
Nathalie Young
Siloam Springs School District
David Luker
Fort Smith School District
Tyler Dobbins
Madalyn Echols
White County Central School District
Luke Jones
Everett Melton
