Utah State University Hosts Sixth Annual Tri-State Band Symposium
Utah State University’s bands present the sixth annual Tri-State Band Symposium featuring two public concerts in the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s campus Dec. 2-3.
“This annual event is a showcase of the Utah State University Bands and is lauded as a highly entertaining event for the whole family,” said Thomas Rohrer, director of bands at USU.
The conductor for this year’s event is Randol Alan Bass, an internationally-recognized composer and conductor.
As an included highlight, the Utah State University wind and percussion students will present a sampler concert Friday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m. This unique concert will include the wind and jazz orchestras along with selected chamber ensembles from the wind and percussion areas in USU’s Department of Music.
“The sampler concert will be high-energy and fast-paced featuring music of lighter fare for Tri-State participants and the community at large,” said Rohrer.
The honor band’s finale concert is Saturday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m.
Both concerts are free and open to the public.
The Tri-State Band Symposium is an honor band experience for the region’s finest wind and percussion players and their directors. This year, the group represents 23 schools, with students selected through director nomination. Held on the USU campus, the event features rehearsals and performances with some of the finest conductors in the country.
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Writer: Rachelle Nielson, 435-797-9203, rachelle.nielson@usu.edu
Contact: Denise Albiston, 435-797-1500, denise.albiston@usu.edu
Student musicians from a three state area will attend the Tri-State Band Symposium at Utah State University. USU student musicians are featured in concert Dec. 2 and the symposium students perform Dec. 3.
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