SOU Wind & Jazz Ensembles Fall Concert "Earth Songs"

The SOU Wind and Jazz Ensembles will perform their fall combined concert "Earth Songs" on Thursday, November 14th at 7:30pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall. Directed by Dr. Alexander Gonzalez. $15/ general admission/ $10 seniors. Free for SOU Faculty, Staff, and Students. Free livestream: https://youtube.com/live/QH5CmvEZIXY?feature=share

The SOU Wind and Jazz Ensembles will perform their fall combined concert "Earth Songs" on Thursday, November 14th at 7:30pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall. Directed by Dr. Alexander Gonzalez.

ABOUT THE CONCERT: Join us for SOU’s first band concert of the year, featuring the Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble. Titled “Earth Songs,” this concert aims to celebrate the world we inhabit and the communities that bring it to life. Each piece on this program reflects a distinctive aspect of our planet, from appreciating its organic materials to the beauty of its natural landscapes to the folk songs and dances which have served as expressions of cultural identities and connections to our lands. Through each piece on this program, we honor the timeless relationship between humanity and the earth, highlighting the shared stories that transcend borders and generations. Free livestream: https://youtube.com/live/QH5CmvEZIXY?feature=share Accommodations available! Accessible seating and listening devices are available upon request. Please inquire at the OCA Box Office to reserve or email boxoffice@sou.edu.

PROGRAM: SOU Jazz Band A Second Line Funeral A Closer Walk with Thee – traditional/arr. Gonzalez Oh When the Saints – traditional/arr. SOU Brass Band You & Me – Muete Pastime Paradise – Youngblood Brass Band 3AM Bounce – No BS Brass Band SOU Wind Ensemble Bambuco – Victoriano Valencia Ocho Miniaturas para Pequeña Banda – Juan Antonio Cuéllar I. Andante III. Allegro VII. VIII. Serenade – Katahj Copley I. Prelude II. Animato IV. Dance Music for Pieces of Wood – Steve Reich Earth Song – Frank Ticheli From the Delta – William Grant StillI. Work Song II. Spiritual III. Dance

ABOUT THE NEW DIRECTOR: Dr. Alexander Gonzalez is the incoming Director of Bands at Southern Oregon University where he will conduct the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and teach courses in music pedagogy. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Gonzalez was previously the Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Additionally, he has taught conducting courses at Capital University Conservatory of Music (OH), served as Music Director of the Professional School Orchestra (OH), served as the director of the Middleton Symphony Orchestra’s Wind Octet (WI), taught music history at Hillsborough Community College (FL), and was a public-school educator in Florida and Colorado where he taught an array of courses at the middle and high school levels. His current research centers around the body of works commissioned by Robert Boudreau for the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. In partnership with Editions Peters, Alexander has created a critical edition of Eugène Bozza’s Children’s Overture and will create forthcoming editions of other works in this unique catalogue. Dr. Gonzalez received a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from The Ohio State University, where he studied with Dr. Russel Mikkelson. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Florida and a Masters in Wind Conducting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Additionally, Alexander is an active member in the National Association for Music Education, the College Band Directors National Association, the National Band Association, the National Association for Music Education, Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Tau Beta Sigma.