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SFA Wind Ensemble to present 'German Masters' concert

October 14, 2009
John W. Goodall, SFA professor of oboe and associate dean of the College of Fine Arts, will perform Carl Maria von Weber's "Concertino for Oboe and Winds" with the SFA Wind Ensemble during its "German Masters" concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The SFA Wind Ensemble will present "German 
Masters," a concert of music by famous German composers, at 7:30 p.m. 
Tuesday, Oct. 20, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

John W. Goodall, SFA professor of music and associate dean of the 
College of Fine Arts, will be the guest soloist on Carl Maria von 
Weber's "Concertino for Oboe and Winds."

The concert will open with "Toccata, Adagio and Fugue," one of the 
great organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach, said Fred J. Allen, SFA 
director of bands and the group's director. "We will perform the 
transcription made by John Paynter, who was guest conductor of the SFA 
Wind Ensemble in 1995."

Included on the program are two other works by German composers-Paul 
Hindemith's  "Symphony in B-flat," which Allen called "monumental," and 
Gottfried Sonntag's "Nibelungen March," guest conducted by David W. 
Campo, SFA associate director of bands and director of the Lumberjack 
Marching Band. 

The premier concert band in the School of Music, the SFA Wind Ensemble 
has performed regularly for convention-clinics of the Texas Music 
Educators Association and the College Band Directors National 
Association. It performs the "core repertoire" of the modern band, 
newly composed works, orchestral transcriptions for bands, and pieces 
featuring guest artists and chamber music for winds.

Tickets for the concert are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for 
students. For tickets or more information, please visit 
www.finearts.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS.

Turner Auditorium is located in the Griffith Fine Arts Building, 2222 
Alumni Dr.




By Sylvia Bierschenk
Contact:
University Marketing Communications
(936) 468-2605