3 past events with the xylophone tag
0 upcoming events with this tagFeb 18, 2012
Saturday
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Roaring 20s Children's Concert
2:00pm to 12:42pm @
Muncie Children's Museum
515 South High Street
The Muncie Symphony Orchestra to perform at the Muncie Children's Museum, February 18 at 2pm!
The Muncie Symphony Orchestra will perform a kid-friendly concert featuring an outstanding display of percussion on Saturday, February 18. The Muncie Children's Museum is located at 515 South High Street in Muncie.
The free concert will include a variety of musical pieces from the "Roaring 20s," directed by Dr. Erwin Mueller, professor of percussion at Ball State University.
The concert will showcase the areas most accomplished marimba ensembles, with special performances by xylophone and vibraphone. The highlighted pieces from the concert will include, "Xylophone Rag," "Carnival of the Animals," "Mayan Dances," as well as an exceptional performance of one of the most well known percussion pieces, "Chopsticks."
The event is part of a "Jungle Fun Comes to MCM," sponsored by the Indiana Arts Commission. The program is a partnership with the Muncie Children's Museum, Muncie Civic Theater, and Muncie Symphony Orchestra. There is no cost to attend the event, or the museum on February 18.
About Muncie Symphony Orchestra:
The Muncie Civic and College Symphony Association (MSO) is in the 63rd year of performing in Delaware County. MSO is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and provides performing opportunities for musicians and artists.For more information about the Muncie Symphony Orchestra, visit its website at http://www.munciesymphony.org/,
the symphony blog at http://munciesymphonyorchestra.blogspot.com/, and its Ffacebook page at www.facebook.com/MuncieSymphonyOrchestra.
Feb 23, 2014
Sunday
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America's Hometown Band "Parade of Stars" concert
4:30pm to 12:42pm @
Emens Auditorium
Ball State University
1800 W. Riverside Ave.
Muncie’s very own AMERICA’S HOMETOWN BAND, “the Civic Band of Muncie”, revs up Emens Auditorium with a FREE “Parade of Stars” concert, in conjunction with Emens 50th anniversary celebration. This concert puts the spotlight on five standout solo performers and the artwork of Ball State Professor Emeritus Ned Griner.
The standout solo performers are:
Ball State alumni and retired local physician Phil Cooley, performs Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16. The band accompaniment for this piece is arranged by award winning Ball State composer Jody Nagel.
Ball State alumni, outstanding music educator, and xylophone soloist David Robbins performs Floyd Werle’s ragtime piece, The Golden Age of the Xylophone.
Ball State Saxophone Professor Dr. George Wolfe plays Sammy Nestico’s beautiful ballad, Persuasion.
Local trumpeters Joel Replogle and Mike White are featured in an arrangement by Donald Hunsberger,“Themes from Bizet’s opera Carmen”. Replogle is one of Muncie’s best-kept secrets: a world-class soloist who spends most of his time being a husband, father and computer geek. Mike White is known as one of Indiana’s best lead trumpeters.
Music director of America's Hometown Band is Roger McConnell.
Feb 19, 2017
Sunday
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America's Hometown Band Concert Celebrates 29th Anniversary
4:00pm to 12:42pm @
Emens Auditorium
1800 W Riverside Ave, Ball State University, Muncie IN
Free Anniversary Concert at Emens Auditorium by America's Hometown Band
Muncie area families are invited to get out and enjoy a FREE celebration concert of the band's 29th anniversary. This lively musical outing ranges from an energetic full-band arrangement of Scarborough Fair - to an amazing xylophone duet called Xylophonia featuring two local area High School Music Directors - to the timeless appeal of Gershwin tunes from the American opera Porgy & Bess.
AND -starting at 3 pm, there are free refreshments in AC Rm.114 (first door on the right just inside the Emens east entrance).
Spotlighted performers are:
. Aryn Sweeney, Oboe
. George Wolfe, Alto Saxophone
. Phillip Cooley, Piano
. David Robbins and Rebekah Weaver, Xylophone
. Diana Guinn and Terri Whitt Bailey, Vocal
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America's Hometown Band Concert Celebrates 29th Anniversary
4:00pm to 12:42pm @
Emens Auditorium
1800 W Riverside Ave, Ball State University, Muncie IN
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America's Hometown Band "Parade of Stars" concert
4:30pm to 12:42pm @
Emens Auditorium
Ball State University
1800 W. Riverside Ave.