CONWAY, Ark. (May 4, 2016) — Ninety students from 26
high schools across the state of Arkansas will gather for a day of music making
under the direction of Dr. Gretchen Renshaw, Hendrix College's Director of
Bands, on Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m., in Staples Auditorium.
Participating high schools include: Baptist Prep, Barton,
Bradford, Central Arkansas Christian, Conway, Des Arc, England, Fountain Lake,
Greenbrier, Haas Hall Academy, Hermitage, Hope, Jacksonville Lighthouse
Charter, Malvern, Mammoth Spring, Maumelle Charter, North Little Rock, Oark,
Pangburn, Paragould, Russellville, Shirley, Southside, Southside (Fort Smith),
Valley Springs, and West Memphis.
Throughout the day, the students will rehearse with Dr.
Renshaw and have sectionals with Hendrix music faculty.
The festival will culminate in the Festival of Winds Honor
Band Concert. The first half of the concert features the Hendrix College Wind
Ensemble performing works by Brian Balmages, Steven Reineke, and Percy
Grainger.
The Honor Band will perform on the second half of the concert
with works by John Mackey, David Biedenbender, and Ola Gjeilo. The program will
end with Dmitri Shostakovich's Folk Dance
which will be performed by the combined forces of the Hendrix College Wind
Ensemble and the Festival of Winds Honor Band.
The concert is sponsored by the Music Department and is free
and open to the public. For more information,
contact Dr. Gretchen Renshaw at 501-450-1422 or renshaw@hendrix.edu.
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.