Premieres and Greats Showcased on Stage

The CSU Symphonic Band performs its final concert of the fall 2014 semester on Wednesday, Dec. 10 in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St.

Tickets are $7 for CSU students, $1 for youth (under 18), and $12 for the public. Please note that the University Center for the Arts (UCA) ticket office hours have changed. Tickets are available at the ticket office in the UCA lobby 90 minutes prior to any UCA performance and through intermission. Information about upcoming performances can be found at (970) 491-ARTS (2787). Advance or online purchase is recommended to avoid at-the-door fees.

The Symphonic Band, conducted by Richard Frey, continues its season with a program of new music that reflects many of the trends in wind and percussion writing today. The program features the world premiere of Jim David’s newest work for wind band, and concludes with Yasuhide Ito’s dramatic Gloriosa.

About Richard Frey

The Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at Colorado State University, Dr. Richard Frey conducts the Symphonic Band, directs the Marching Band, and teaches courses in music education. With his works and experience with wind instruments and conducting, he has led the CSU Faculty Chamber Winds on a European tour and the CSU Marching Band under his direction has gained national and even international reputation. He has worked as an arranger and drill designer, percussionist and pianist.

About Symphonic Band

The largest of the concert ensembles of CSU, the Symphonic Band numbers 75-90 players with numerous college majors being represented. Symphonic Band performs various concerts on campus each year with a wide variety of literature including marches; show tunes, contemporary works, transcriptions and manuscript literature. The band utilizes outstanding performers within the music faculty, performers within the ensemble, and guest conductors as a part of the programming.

The University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University provides an enriched venue in which the study and practice of Art, Dance, Music, and Theatre are nurtured and sustained by building the skills and knowledge needed by future generations of arts professionals to become contributors to the essential vitality of our culture and society.

For more information, visit UCA.Colostate.edu.