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The Daily News School of Music hosts saxophone festival
Saxtemberfest gives students experience, chance to network Margo Morton Copy Director Since Thursday, Ball State saxophonists have gotten the chance to meet and play with multiple world-famous musicians. It’s all part of Saxtemberfest, an annual event series for student musicians celebrating its 20th anniversary. Nathan Bogert, assistant professor of music performance (saxophone), believes Saxtemberfest to be in its 20th year, though the origin of the series has been questionable. He said he knows Saxtemberfest was started by a previous professor in the ‘90s, and he even experienced it as an undergraduate here himself, but no one is sure of the original beginning. Bogert has been trying to make the event bigger and better each year since 2014, when he started at Ball State as a professor. Saxtemberfest used to be a day, but has grown and is now spread out into nearly two weeks this year. Saxtemberfest brings in professional saxophonists to lead master classes, where students can get help with pieces they are working on. There are also recitals by both students and the visiting professionals. On Saturday, Preston Duncan led a master class in Sursa Performance Hall. Duncan currently teaches saxophone at the University of Minnesota and earned his Bachelor of Arts in saxophone performance at Indiana University. He has also completed an Artist Diploma and a master's degree in saxophone performance. Gabriel Sanchez, a first year graduate student in saxophone performance, had the chance to perform a piece he is working on in front of the class and received feedback from Duncan on how to improve his technique. “It’s a really unique experience,” Sanchez said. “You get the full experience of playing in front of people. It feels more complete.” Saxtemberfest is also a way for the music students to network in their field. Lamont Webb was an undergraduate at Ball State the same time as Bogert and is now earning his Artist Diploma. He said being able to meet with professionals has benefits beyond learning a piece. “The great thing is that it opens up a door for everyone. We’re setting up a network,” Webb said. “The more people [Bogert] brings in, the more options we have for education, networking and money.” All Saxtemberfest events are free and open to the public. There are two more recitals and two master classes for this year’s event. Contact Margo Morton with any questions or concerns at copydesk@bsudailynews.com.
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Sara Barker Daily News Reporter
he Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will be coming through Delaware County and Ball State’s campus on Tuesday. The torch lighting ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. in Heartland Hall at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. After the torch is lit,
Mayor Dennis Tyler, the first torchbearer out of 24 from Delaware County, will run to the fairground’s entrance accompanied by a six-vehicle caravan including Indiana State Police. The Delaware County torch relay will end at noon. See TORCH RELAY, page 4
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The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will come through Delaware County and Ball State’s campus Tuesday. The torch will be lit at 9 a.m. in Heartland Hall at the Delaware County Fairgrounds and will pass through the hands of 24 torchbearers before heading to Randolph County at noon.
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Ball State’s first season is over, and there have been a lot more positives than negatives. The Cardinals won 31-27 at Florida Atlantic Saturday to finish the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 3-1 record. Three wins already matches last season’s total with still two-thirds of the regular season left to play. Whether it’s a road game against Florida Atlantic or next week’s home matchup with Northern Illinois, head
coach Mike Neu said it doesn’t matter. “We expect to win every game,” Neu said. “When you have one game at the end of the week and seven days to prepare, they’re all precious. Every one of them you look at the same way — they’re all must-win.” A quick refresher — Ball State beat Georgia State 31-21 in Week 1 and fell behind big in Bloomington the following week, losing 30-20 to Indiana. The Cardinals dominated Eastern Kentucky in their home opener 41-14 and scored a late touchdown to upend Florida Atlantic. The Cardinals are 2-1 on the road this season, the first time they have won two of their first three road games since the 2013 season. Ball State went on to finish 10-3 that year.
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