Get ready for the Francis Marion University Concert Band's Fall Concert on Tuesday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. at the FMU Performing Arts Center in Downtown Florence!
The Francis Marion University Concert Band will be performing its fall concert of the 2013-2014 season Tuesday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m., at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence. This concert will include just under an hour (no intermission) of a wonderful variety of classic wind band music, including the ever popular "Deep River," as well as a very upbeat Karl King march, "Call to Victory," and a beautiful William Latham piece entitled, "Three Chorale Preludes."
The audience is in for a treat as the featured guest soloist for the fall concert will be the talented, widely acclaimed, well-known director of the Florence Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Terry Roberts. Dr. Roberts began his musical studies at the age of five, first with piano, then horn and cello. He completed his Bachelor of Music at Florida State University in 1976 after which he went to Cologne, Germany to study with Erich Penzel. While in Germany, he was appointed Solo Horn with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, where he performed for 8 years. He was then appointed Solo Horn of the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra where he stayed for an additional eight years. While in Europe, Dr. Roberts performed in all the major theaters and symphony halls as a soloist and chamber and orchestral musician. He has performed most of the major horn repertoire, and has made recordings with many esteemed orchestras and artists both in Europe and in the United States. It was while he was performing in Europe that Roberts developed an interest in conducting. Dr. Roberts studied in Cologne, Germany and at the Conservatoire du Nice, France. He was also able to work with many well-known conductors from all over the world such as Lorin Maazel, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Neville Mariner.
In 1993, Roberts moved back to the United States and started a freelance career as soloist, chamber and orchestra musician. In 1994, he was a prizewinner in the Professional Division of the American Horn Competition. While at Florida State University as a candidate for the D.M. degree, Dr. Roberts served as Music Director/ Conductor of the Chipola Regional Symphony Orchestra in Florida through 1998. Currently, Dr. Roberts is Associate Professor and Coordinator of music at Francis Marion University. He maintains an active performing and conducting schedule throughout the Southeast. Dr. Roberts is Music Director/Conductor of the Florence Symphony Orchestra and the Florence Symphony Youth Orchestra in Florence, South Carolina.
Dr. Roberts will be accompanied by the full band as he plays the solo horn part of "Three Contrasts for Solo Horn and Wind Ensemble," by Claude T. Smith. Dr. Roberts recently wrote an arrangement for concert band of the third movement ("Presto") of Mozart's "Sinfonia Pastorella for Alphorn and String Orchestra." Dr. Roberts is among a very select few people in South Carolina who play an Alphorn. This is not an instrument you can throw into the trunk of your car. It's huge. The audience will have the rare opportunity to hear an alphorn accompanied by a full concert band if Dr. Roberts can manage to get his alphorn to the Performing Arts Center by October 29.
The Francis Marion University Concert Band is a 53 member band which includes FMU students as well as community members from Florence, Lake City, Darlington, Dillon, Hartsville, Columbia, Marion and surrounding areas. Community members include professional area music educators, band directors, choir directors, ministers of music, and FMU music faculty members. Due to the quality of the local talent of the band members, the group has been tagged the "Who's Who of the Florence Instrumental Music Scene." Membership is open to all FMU students and area residents who are experienced concert band instrumentalists. Performances include traditional concert band music as well as popular and show music. The program began as a way to give students of FMU a chance to perform music, earn academic credit for performance in the ensemble, and to become involved with other students in campus life. Beginning in the spring of 2002, the FMU Concert Band rehearsals were scheduled on Tuesday evenings and adult musicians from the region were invited to participate. The band continues to rehearse every Tuesday evening, and performs three concerts each year - in the fall, winter and spring. This year's concerts will be October 29, 2013, February 4, 2014, and April 15, 2014. Kelly Jokisch, a Francis Marion Instructor of Music and member of the Florence Symphony Orchestra, has been director of the FMU Concert Band since October, 2010.
All middle and high school students who show an ID and those younger are free. All remaining tickets are $5 each and may be purchased at the door the night of the concert. Tickets may also be purchased in advance by calling the FMU Performing Arts Center Box Office (843-661-4444) or visiting the Box Office Monday through Friday from 12-5 p.m. The Box Office is also open 90 minutes before any Presenting Series event, Florence Symphony Orchestra concert, or Department of Fine Arts performance. The first 100 tickets are free to FMU students who present valid FMU ID's at the Box Office. For this concert, Tickets are not available online.
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