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.
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
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 westliberty.edu