CCU bands and guest to perform spring concert
The concert will feature themed music, including “Mars” and “Jupiter” from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” Sousa’s “Looking Upward” suite and Richard Saucedo’s “Cambrian Explosion.”
Guest artist Matthew Murchison, principal euphoniumist with the River City Brass Band in Pittsburgh, Pa., will perform his composition “Moonfall” for euphonium and band.
Celestial art, created by Coastal's Student Artist Society, will be displayed in the lobby before the concert. The CCU Astronomy Club will offer stargazing outside of Wheelwright Auditorium following the performance.
The ensemble and band will also perform in Marion on Sunday, April 10. The concert is set for 7 p.m. at the CD Joyner Auditorium, at 221 Elizabeth St.
The Coastal Winds Ensemble, directed by James L. Tully, CCU professor of music and director of bands, consists of students of all majors performing a varied repertoire. This auditioned ensemble features 25 of the best University players on brass, woodwind and percussion instruments.
The Symphonic Band, also directed by Tully, has been the mainstay of the concert band program at the University since its inception in 2001. This ensemble has played two world premieres and has performed with some of the genre's finest wind band conductors and soloists.
Tickets can be picked up from the Wheelwright Box Office at 108 Spadoni Park Circle. General admission is $9; alumni and senior citizens (65-plus) and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) members are $7; teens (11-17) are $3; and children (10 and under) are free. CCU and Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) students are allowed one ticket per valid ID at $3; CCU and HGTC faculty and staff are allowed two tickets per valid ID at $3 each.
For more information, call the Wheelwright Box Office from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 843-349-2502.