CONWAY, Ark. (February 24, 2016) — Four members of the
Hendrix College Wind Ensemble were chosen to participate in the Arkansas
Intercollegiate Band (AIB).
Every year, the Arkansas Chapter of the College Band
Directors National Association (CBNDA) brings together collegiate music
students from across the state to perform in the AIB. They rehearse and perform
at the Arkansas All-State Music Conference in Hot Springs.
The guest conductor for the 2016 AIB was renowned wind band
pedagogue Dr. Stephen Peterson, the Director of Bands at the University of
Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Dr. Peterson rehearsed with the ensemble
throughout the day on Thursday, Feb. 18, and the AIB performed its concert the
next day.
Students were selected to the ensemble based on recommendations from their directors. The four students were nominated to participate in AIB by Dr. Gretchen Renshaw, Hendrix Assistant Professor of Music and Wind Ensemble Conductor.
The
students chosen to participate in AIB were:
- Payton Finch ‘16 of Paragould, Arkansas, an
Economics and Business major
- Danielle Rosson ’18 of Cedarville, Arkansas, a
Music and Psychology major
- Connor Anderson ’16 of Hot Springs Arkansas, a
Computer Science and Music major
- Anna Vogel, an exchange student from Lebring,
Austria, an English, Psychology, and Philosophy major
About Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private
liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with
the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives:
40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides,
lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For
more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.