One hundred and sixty-one musicians from seven Crawford County high schools will come together as one band to participate in the 34th Annual Crawford County-Allegheny College High School Band Festival on Friday, Feb. 3 and Saturday, Feb. 4. The festival will culminate in a free, public concert on Feb. 4 at 1:30 p.m. in Allegheny’s
The Allegheny Choirs, under the direction of James D. Niblock, will perform a free concert at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in Shafer Auditorium. The Allegheny College Chorus, Chamber Choir, Women’s Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, and College Choir will each perform several works, and the groups will collaborate to close the performance as a choir of 120
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The Allegheny College Jazz Band will perform at several local schools on Monday, Dec. 5, including stops at Conneaut Lake Middle School, West End Elementary School and Second District Elementary School. This outreach program from the Music Department at Allegheny College will feature performances of “Fantasy,” “Afro-Blue,” “What a Wonderful World,” “Rhapsody in Blue,” “Traces,”
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Allegheny College will present two free, public concerts next weekend: the Civic Symphony will perform on Saturday, Nov. 19, and the Wind Symphony on Sunday, Nov. 20. Both concerts will be held at 3:15 p.m. in the college’s Shafer Auditorium. The Allegheny College Civic Symphony includes students, faculty, staff, and Meadville community members as performers.
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Eleven student musicians from the Allegheny Wind Symphony were chosen to participate in the 2016 Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band, March 4-6 at Elizabethtown College. They traveled with Professor of Music Lowell Hepler and Assistant Professor of Music Julie Hepler to be part of the all-state honor band. Chosen to represent Allegheny were Celena Turiano ’18, flute;
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Feb. 15, 2016 — The Northwest Passage Trumpet Trio, with pianist Douglas Jurs, will present a recital at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, in Ford Chapel at Allegheny College. The concert is free and open to the public. Members of the trio are Josh Boudreau, Jennifer Dearden and Timothy Winfield. The program will include
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Director of Bands and Professor of Music Lowell Hepler served as guest conductor for the 2015 District 5/Westminster Honors Band. The three-day event culminated with a concert at Westminster College on December 5. The band was chosen by audition from high schools in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer Counties.
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Dec. 2, 2015 — The Allegheny Choirs, under the direction of James D. Niblock, will perform a free concert at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 5 in Shafer Auditorium at Allegheny College. The Allegheny College Chorus, Chamber Choir, Women’s Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble and Choir will each perform several short works, and the groups will collaborate
Nov. 16, 2015 – Allegheny College student chamber ensembles will present a free recital at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 20 in the college’s Ford Chapel. Performing will be the Flute Ensemble, Clarinet Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Trumpet Ensemble and Woodwind Quintet. The program will include music by Gustav Holst, Eric Ewazen, Gioachino Rossini, Henry Mancini,
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Nov. 16, 2015 — The Allegheny College Wind Symphony will present its 2015 Fall Concert on Sunday, November 22 at 3:15 p.m. in the college’s Shafer Auditorium. Admission is free of charge. The Saxophone and Flute Ensembles will provide pre-concert music in the Campus Center lobby. The Wind Symphony is under the direction of Lowell
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