CONWAY, Ark. (April
10, 2014) – The Hendrix College Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Karen Fannin,
will present its spring concert “An Evening in the Park” on Monday, April 21 at
5:30 p.m. on the grounds outside Staples Auditorium on the Hendrix campus.
Admission is
complimentary, and people are welcomed to bring a picnic dinner. Carryout
dinners are available from the Hendrix College cafeteria.
In the event of
cold weather or rain, the concert will be held inside Staples Auditorium. For more information, contact Dr. Fannin at fannin@hendrix.edu or 501-450-1422.
The program will include:
- The Circus Bee March by Henry Fillmore
- Amazing Grace by Frank Ticheli
- First Suite in E-flat
for Military Band
by Gustav Holst
- Sol y Sombra by George Gates
- The Stars and Stripes
Forever by John
Philip Sousa
Founded in
1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences
education. For the sixth consecutive year, Hendrix was named one of the
country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix
is featured in the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools
That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges, as well as the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, Forbes magazine's
list of America's Top Colleges, and
the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist
Church since 1884. For
more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.