Homecoming Concert to Celebrate 125th Anniversary
The Buena Vista University music department will present their Homecoming Concert on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. in Schaller Memorial Chapel, celebrating the 125th year of BVU.
The Buena Vista University music department will present their Homecoming Concert on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. in Schaller Memorial Chapel on the campus of BVU. This event caps off Homecoming weekend, celebrating the 125th year of Buena Vista University. The Homecoming Concert is free and open to the public.
The Concert Band, under the direction of Jerry Bertrand, will open their portion of the afternoon program with "Steel" by Randall D. Standridge. "Red Rock Mountain," a recent work by composer Rossano Galante, will follow. In keeping with the spirit of the 125th celebration of BVU, the concert band will perform "Alma Mater 2K4" composed by Staff Sgt. Ryan Rager, U.S. Air Force. Rager is a 2007 graduate of BVU with a bachelor's degree in music education. Concluding their portion of the program will be a performance of "Flying With The Colors" and the "Buena Vista Fight Song." Both were composed by W. B. Green, Director of Bands at BVU 1950-1975. Several BVU alumni band members will join the Concert Band for this performance.
The Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Merrin Guice-Mendel, will open with the "Kyrie and Gloria" from "Mass in G" by Franz Schubert. Additional works include: "Armistice 1918" by Craig Carnahan, "At The Round Earth's Imagined Corners" by Williametta Spencer and "Mae-e" by Kentaro Sato.
The Concert Choir is celebrating their 87th year of music, while the Concert Band is celebrating their 92nd.