MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University Music Department invites the community to a spring instrumental ensembles concert on Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. The performance, which will take place in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium, is free and open to the public.
The evening’s program features the MVNU Flute Choir, String Ensemble, and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, showcasing a diverse range of repertoire.
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. John Packard, will anchor the evening with a program themed around “adventures in sea and space.” The program opens with the celestial journey of Julie Giroux’s “Journey Through Orion.”
The centerpiece is W. Francis McBeth’s powerful work, “Of Sailors and Whales.” Inspired by Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, the piece depicts five iconic characters: Ishmael, Queequeg, Father Mapple, Captain Ahab, and the Great White Whale. Each movement will be introduced with a short excerpt from the novel, narrated by MVNU senior Josiah Holloway.
The maritime theme concludes with a symphonic suite from Klaus Badelt’s “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
The concert will also feature performances by the Flute Choir, comprised of MVNU students and community members directed by Mrs. Jennifer Packard, and the String Ensemble, directed by Mr. Chris Japikse.
For more information on this or other musical events, please contact Tressa Daley at (740) 397-9000, ext. 3000.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults.
With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,200 students from 36 states, one U.S. commonwealth and 41 foreign countries.
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