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Honors wind ensemble students from across Oklahoma and Texas high schools will be on the University of Oklahoma campus Thursday through Saturday to collaborate with University of Oklahoma School of Music faculty for the OU Honors Wind Ensemble Camp.
The experience culminates in a free concert 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Sharp Concert Hall in Catlett Music Center, at the corner of Boyd Street and Elm Avenue.
Students participating in the camp from Norman are Elizabeth Craig, clarinet; Curren Myers, saxophone; and Brittney Self, trumpet. Students participating from Moore are Lindsay Robbins, flute; Michael Corson, oboe; Page Mann, bassoon; Kyle Myers, trumpet; Megan Rae Hinds, horn; and Kyle Roeschley, euphonium.
The program for the concert includes Percy Fletcher's Vanity Fair Overture, Morten Lauridsen's O Magnum Mysterium, Kevin Walczyk's Children's Folk Song Suite, and John Philip Sousa's Pathfinder of Panama March. The wind ensemble is conducted by school of music faculty members William Wakefield and Brian Britt.
The OU Honors Wind Ensemble Camp advances wind and percussion studies for high school students, many of whom will be considering music as a collegiate major. During the three-day event students stay in University Housing while rehearsing and studying with University artist faculty to enrich their artistic skills.
"The camp was initiated 16 years ago to bring talented high school music students to the University of Oklahoma campus for an intensive educational experience with University faculty, similar to the life of a college music student," Wakefield said.
Wakefield said the ultimate goal of the camp is to inspire students to become more excited about the phenomenon of music and its unique qualities for enriching the heart and spirit for both listeners and performers.
Visit music.ou.edu for a full calendar of events and performances at the School of Music. OU is an equal opportunity institution. For accommodations on the basis of disability, call the Box Office at 325-4101.
