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Nathan Nabb, SFA associate professor of saxophone, will perform John Mackey's "Concerto for Soprano Sax" with the SFA Wind Ensemble during the band's season-opening concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - In celebration of the nation's diverse music, the SFA Wind Ensemble will open its 2011-2012 season with "Sounds of America" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the Swingin' Axes and Swingin' Aces jazz bands in a joint concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.
Under the direction of Deb Scott, SFA associate professor of trombone, the Swingin' Aces will open the concert with a varied program that includes jazz, blues and Latin tunes.
Violinist Kevin Lin, junior division winner of the 2011 Schmidbauer International Young Artist Competition, will be the featured soloist during the Orchestra of the Pines concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, in Cole Concert Hall.Stephen F. Austin State University's flagship orchestral ensemble, The Orchestra of the Pines, will open it 2011-2012 season with "By Popular Demand" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
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Missouri City junior Amelia Fultz, portrays Izzy in the SFA School of Theatre's production of "Rabbit Hole," rehearses a comic scene with White Oak senior Lindsay Love, who plays Izzy's mother. David Lindsay-Abaire's drama, which director Scott Shattuck calls "an astounding affirmation of the importance and resiliency of family," depicts an extended family learning to adjust after the accidental death of a child. It is being presented nightly at 7:30 p.m.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Dr. Juan Carlos Ureña, Stephen F. Austin State University assistant professor of modern languages, will give a lecture/demonstration on poetry and music in Central America at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, in the Music Recital Hall on the SFA campus.
The presentation is part of the SFA School of Music's monthly Robert G. Sidnell Lecture Series in Music Education. The lecture's title, "Trovar: Memoria Poètica de la Conción Hispanoamericana," is the same as Ureña's book from which the lecture material is drawn.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Due to the extreme drought in East Texas, this year's Stephen F. Austin State University Homecoming torchlight parade and bonfire will be modified to ensure safety without dampening the Lumberjack spirit surrounding the annual tradition.
Deputy Lord Lieutenant Roger Bramble, left, principal patron of the London New Year's Day Parade & Festival and representative of Queen Elizabeth II, greets Bryce Biffle of Garland, a junior in the Lumberjack Marching Band, following Wednesday's official reading of an invitation for the band to perform at the event in 2013.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As part of its monthly independent film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art will present a free, one-night screening of "Beautiful Losers" at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
In this 90-minute documentary, directors Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard follow the lives of 10 artists and designers, many of whom got their start in the early 1990s with little or no formal training.
A group of SFA students recently ventured to Chicago, Ill., as part of an interior design class focusing on commercial furniture and architecture.
J.D. Salas, SFA assistant professor of tuba, will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Cole Concert Hall.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - A faculty tuba recital on Tuesday, Oct. 4, and a guest euphonium recital on Thursday, Oct. 6, mark the beginning of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's month-long Octubafest.