[207] MTSU Wind Ensemble to Unveil New Works in Free Nov. 18 Concert

MTSU WIND ENSEMBLE TO UNVEIL NEW WORKS IN FREE NOV. 18 CONCERT
Students Will Premiere Music with ‘World-Class Soloists’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 17, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493

(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Wind Ensemble will unveil three new works, including a piece specially written for the group, in a free public concert Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall in the Wright Music Building.

“This concert is going to be terrific,” said conductor Dr. Reed Thomas. “I have brought in two world-class soloists to premiere a new work written for them and the MTSU Wind Ensemble. Jennifer Gunn of the Chicago Symphony and Jonathan Gunn of the Cincinnati Symphony will play ‘Concertante’ by Edson Beltrami, a friend of mine from Brazil.

“We also will premiere two new works by Nigel Clarke, an English composer, and will be recording these for our next Naxos CD. The concert will conclude with Adam Gorb’s ‘Awayday.’”

The MTSU Wind Ensemble is a performing group for wind, brass and percussion students. Members audition each semester to become part of the elite musical group, which performs works of diverse musical styles while also showcasing music of historical significance.

The MTSU Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform in Thailand, Korea, Japan and several European countries.

For more information on this free public concert and other performances at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.


Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.

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IN BRIEF: The MTSU Wind Ensemble will unveil three new works, including a piece specially written for the group, in a free public concert Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall in the Wright Music Building. Conductor Dr. Reed Thomas is bringing in soloists from the Chicago Symphony and Cincinnati Symphony to play a new work by a Brazilian composer and friend, and the group also will premiere two new works by an English composer to be included on the ensemble’s next Naxos CD. For more information on this and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.

For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.

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