Music Performances
Fox Valley Concert Band
5/4/2012
Band Concert; 7:30 PM; Perry Hall
The Fox Valley Concert Band under the direction of Dr. Marc Sackman will present its Spring Concert on Friday, May 4, at 7:30 pm in Perry Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will feature a performance of "Enchanted Falls" by UW-Oshkosh Professor of Music Ed Martin. The piece is dedicated to his wife Amy, who plays oboe in the band. Also on the program will be "After the Thunderer" by Ira Hearshen, based on a theme from John Philip Sousa's march "The Thunderer", which the band will also perform. Continuing the thunder theme, programmed are Strauss' "Thunder and Lightning Polka" and "Rolling Thunder by Henry Fillmore. Rounding out the evening will be Sammy Nestico's "Salute to American Jazz", which will feature UW music student Adam Hatton on drum kit.
Free and open to the public.
UWFox Jazz Ensemble and UWFox Chorale
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Recital Series at Noon in Perry Hall
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Special Events
3/16/2012
Carthage Wind Orchestra; 7:30 PM; Perry Hall
The Carthage Wind Orchestra is undertaking a special musical tour in March, celebrating the 165th Anniversary of the founding of the college in Hillsboro, Illinois. The tour opens in Appleton, Wisconsin, at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley Auditorium on March 16 at 7:30 pm. Included on the concert program will be the world premiere of Martin Ellerby’s A Solilquy for Solferino, a work co-commissioned by Carthage with 29 other institutions from around the world.
Free and open to the public.