Enjoy Wind Symphony on March 4

February 19, 2020

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., Feb. 18, 2020 — The West Liberty University Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Gretchen L. Pohlman and featuring special guest conductor Professor Patrick Garrett, will present a spring concert at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, located at 141 Kruger St., Wheeling.

The concert is free and open to the public.

A wind symphony concert has a unique sound and includes no string instruments, relying instead on wind and percussion.

Dr. Gretchen Pohlman is shown at the end of last year’s performance.

Repertoire for the concert will consist of Gustav Holts’ “First Suite in E-Flat,” “Held Still in the Quick of Grace” by Jack Stamp, “A Time To Dance” by Julie Giroux, “Manatee Lyric Overture” by Robert Sheldon, and “” (a concert two-step) by Karl L. King. Spring Wind Symphony personnel include:

Piccolo

  • Emma Gragan

Flute

  • Emma Gragan
  • Laura Adams
  • Sydney Lawrence
  • Jessica Bocook
  • Elizabeth Kochis

Clarinet

  • Kaylin Templeton
  • Paige Wallace
  • Kaitlyn Crow
  • Baylee Snyder
  • Kylie Beck

Bass Clarinet

  • Jamison Rovnak
Percussion plus wind instruments create the unique sound of a wind symphony.

Bassoon

  • Abigail Hart
  • Logan Lawrence

Alto Saxophone

  • Sam Farabee
  • Caitlyn Thorn

Tenor Saxophone

  • Alex Staub

Bari Saxophone

  • Travis Carroll

French Horn

  • Dr. Anna Stephen-Robinson (professor)

Trumpet

  • Jordan Shultz
  • Lexie Kryah
  • Ryan Wolf (WLU alumnus)
  • Lara Cline (WLU alumna)
  • Collin Briggs (local high school student)

    Enjoy the Wind Symphony on March 4.

Trombone

  • Owen Pearson
  • Pat Garrett (professor)

Bass Trombone

  • Chandler Wayne

Euphonium

  • Kody Liller

Tuba

  • Doug Torres
  • Gavin Shafer

Percussion

  • Christian Oliver
  • Hunter Ramsey
  • Seth Richards
  • Mitch Greco (professor)
  • Josh Garrett

The West Liberty University Division of Music is nationally accredited by NASM, the National Association of Schools of Music, and is recognized for its award-winning faculty and staff.

Performance opportunities for all students at WLU include the Marching Hilltoppers, the Wind Symphony, University Band, African Drum & Dance, Steel Bands, Jazz Combo, Percussion Ensemble, WLU Singers, Choral Scholars, Hilltop Opera, and the Electronic Music Ensemble. For more information, please visit wlibertydev.wpenginepowered.com/

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