Wind Ensemble plans spring concert; partners with local schools and community musicians
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ooking for an outlet to play that saxophone, oboe, or horn? The Wind Ensemble is looking for alumni and community members to expand its sound. The group will perform in a Spring Concert April 10 in the Chapel in a concert that will also include band members from three area high schools. Brande Ledford is an English teacher at Rabun County High School who joined the group after hearing about it from students. She performed in the inaugural concert this past fall. “The music was both challenging and entertaining, and I got to meet so many new people,” said Ledford. “Playing with a group of such a range of abilities, from band directors to college students to ninth graders, ensures that they will have the opportunity either to help others or learn something themselves.” Ryan Dukes, band director at Habersham Central High School, said, “This was another opportunity for my students to benefit from playing in an ensemble other than the one at the high school. The students loved it and cannot wait
to have the opportunity to participate in the future.” The Piedmont ensemble recently partnered with bands at Habersham, White, and Rabun county high schools to expand the opportunities for student musicians. Dr. Hoyt LeCroy, director of bands at Piedmont, said the partnership provides more than just an opportunity to perform with the larger ensemble. Participating schools receive grants to expand their music programs and students are eligible for scholarships should they later attend Piedmont. Alumni who would like to participate in next years Wind Ensemble should contact LeCroy at hlecroy1008@lions. piedmont.edu.
Great Composers Concert is April 21 Dr. Wallace Hinson directs the Chamber Singers at a recent concert. At 7:30 p.m., April 21, in the Chapel, the Chamber Singers will join with the Piedmont Chorale to present the annual Great Composers Concert, Brahms’ ‘Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem),’ one of the monumental works in classical music, along with other compositions by the 19th-century composer. 10 The piedmont college journal
Spring 2012