BOONE—Appalachian State University’s music group Blazing Bassoons will perform Sunday, April 17, at 4 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
Blazing Bassoons will be coached by Jon Beebe.
The group will first perform “Chamber Concerto, F XIII, No. 22” by Antonio Vivaldi and “Humorous Scherzo” by Sergei Prokofiev.
Four bassoonists will perform “Hymn” by Bill Douglas, followed by movement three of “Suite-Concertino, Op. 16” by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari.
Next, two bassoonists will perform “Polonaise” and “Mazurka” by Julius Weissenborn. Ray Pizzi’s “Da’ Blues” will follow, and then a soloist will perform the first movement of “Sonata, Op. 168” by Camille Saint-Saëns.
The program will conclude with “The Island of Woods” by Bill Douglas and “Blue Skies” by Irving Berlin.
About Appalachian State University
As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.
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