By Docker Haub
Student Reporter
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University band program will be having its final concert of the year next week.
They will be performing on Tuesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. in the Herod Hall auditorium. Admission will be free but donations are accepted.
With the school year drawing to a close, this concert will be the accumulation of all the band’s hard work throughout this school year.
“The title of the concert is ‘Masterworks,’” Michael Cudd, instructor of music and director of bands, said. “We titled it ‘Masterworks’ because we will be playing many pieces written by some very well known composers such as John Mackey, Leonard Bernstein and Frank Ticheli.” The concert will feature performances by the Northwestern Jazz Ensemble, the Symphony Band and the Community Band. The band has been practicing these pieces throughout the entire semester and the band members have a clear excitement about being able to finally perform them live. “Out of all the concerts I’ve had here through the last four years, this one’s going to be the most exciting because we’re honestly going to sound amazing,” said Jacob Marr, senior computer science major and band member.
“A lot of the pieces that we will be playing are pieces of very advanced music,” Cudd said. “The Jazz Ensemble will even be playing a piece by Duke Ellington. And I’m just very excited, everyone in the band has been practicing really hard and since this is the last concert of the year I’m very much looking forward to seeing it all come to fruition and seeing everyone’s hard work pay off.
I know everyone in the band is going to enjoy performing and I hope that we have a great turnout for the last concert and I hope everyone enjoys listening to us play.”