Arkansas Brass: December 2017

Monday, December 25, 2017

Last Performance

December 24, 2017, Sunday, Christmas Eve, First United Methodist Church, El Dorado, AR

Prelude: Carol of the Bells arranged by Richard Price; Hymn# 220 Angels from the Realms of Glory; Offertory Anthem: Sussex Mummer’s Christmas Carol from “Grainger Suite" by Percy Grainger/arranged by Joseph Kreines; Hymn# 224 Good Christian Friends, Rejoice; Mary, Did You Know? by Buddy Greene/Mark Lowry/arranged by Jari Villanueva); Hymn# 237 Sing We Now of Christmas; Hymn# 242 Love Came Down at Christmas; Postlude: We Wish You a Merry Christmas arranged by Richard Price.

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Last Performance

December 15, 2017, Friday, Henderson State University - Winter Commencement, Arkadelphia, AR

Prelude: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel arranged by Kent Kanauss; The Wexford Carol arranged by Kent Kanauss; Mary, Did You Know? by Buddy Greene/Mark Lowry/arr. Jari Villanueva; Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol by Percy Grainger/arr. Joseph Kreines; Carol of the Bells arranged by Richard Price; We Wish You a Merry Christmas arranged by Richard Price; Processional: Triumphal March by Giuseppe Verdi/arr. Bill Holcombe; The Star Spangled Banner from “Music for Patriotic Ceremonies” by Francis Scott Key/arr. Jari Villanueva; HSU Alma Mater by J.W. Workman; Recessional: March from “Second Military Suite in F” by Gustav Holst/arr. David Sabourin.

Last Performance

December 9, 2017, Saturday, Quincy Civic Music Association, Quincy, IL

Olympic Fanfare Theme by John Williams/arr. John Webb; Dance by Wilke Renwick;Scherzo by John Cheetham; The Old Spagnoletta & The New Sa-hoo from “Fancies, Toyes & Dreames” by Giles Farnaby/arr. Elgar Howarth; Concerto for Two Trumpets, I. Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi/arr. Dale Hedding; Carmen Fantasia by Georges Bizet/arr. Bill Holcombe; Hose Horn Rondo by David Jex; Polka from “The Golden Age” by Dmitri Shostakovich/arr. R. San Filippo; Roundabout by Brian Rhodes; Pavane by Gabriel Faure/arr. Chris Kornegay; Frost Fire, I. Bright and Fast, II. Gentle and Mysterious, III. Tense and Dramatic by Eric Ewazen; The Dog Gone Blues arranged by Luther Henderson; Beyond the Clouds by John Wasson; Amazing Grace by John Newton/arr. Luther Henderson; When Sunny Gets Blue by Marvin Fischer, Jack Segal, Maceo Pinkard/arr. John Webb; Blast from the Past arranged by John Webb; We Wish You a Merry Christmas arranged by Richard Price.

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Last Performance

December 9, 2017, Saturday, Quincy University Clinic, Quincy, IL

Olympic Fanfare Theme by John Williams/arr. John Webb; Frost Fire, II. Gentle & Mysterious by Eric Ewazen;
Carmen Fantasia by Georges Bizet/arr. Bill Holcombe.

Last Performance

December 8, 2017, Blytheville Middle School,
Blytheville, AR

Dance by Wilke Renwick

Scherzo by John Cheetham

The New Sa-hoo from “Fancies, Toyes, and Dreames” by Giles Farnaby/arr. Elgar Howarth

Hose Horn Rondo by David Jex

Polka from “The Golden Age” by Dmitri Shostakovich/arr. R. San Filippo

We Wish You a Merry Christmas arranged by Richard Price.

Blytheville High School, Blytheville, AR

Olympic Fanfare Theme by John Williams/arr. John Webb

Concerto for Two Trumpets, I. Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi/arr. Dale Hedding

Frost Fire, I. Bright and Fast, II. Gentle and Mysterious, III. Tense and Dramatic

by Eric Ewazen

We Wish You a Merry Christmas arranged by Richard Price.

Dr. Jim Woolly, Horn

jim.carol@sbcglobal.

net

Jim Woolly is a native of Little Rock and holds degrees from the University of Arkansas and a PhD from the University of Southern Mississippi. An outstanding soloist and clinician, Jim has done successful work in junior high and college teaching, including 14 years as horn teacher at Henderson State University. He has been a member of the North Arkansas Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, Meridian Symphony, and the Gulf Coast Symphony. He has served as principal horn for the Pensacola Symphony, Oak Ridge Symphony, and the South Arkansas Symphony. Jim is a member of the International Horn Society.

Dr. Jim Buckner, Trumpet

bucknej@hsu.edu

Originally from Charles City, Iowa, Jim Buckner holds degrees from Iowa State University, University of Michigan, and has a DM in trumpet performance from Northwestern University. Before moving to Arkansas, he taught at Illinois State University, Quincy University, Western Carolina University, and Truman State University. Jim has been a member of the Quincy Symphony, Asheville Symphony, Brevard Chamber Orchestra, and the Smoky Mountain Brass Band. In September of 1995 he performed as soloist at the Moscow International Trumpet Festival.
Currently, Jim is the principal trumpet in the South Arkansas Symphony and Past Chair and Professor of Music at Henderson State University.

Chris Kornegay, Tuba

ckornegay8822@gmail.com

A native of El Dorado, Arkansas, Chris Kornegay holds a BME from Henderson State University where he studied with Dr. Wes Branstine and a MME from the University of North Texas where he studied with Dr. Don Little. He has taught as a band director in Little Rock, Arkansas (1980-1995), and in Paris, Texas (1995-2013). Chris has been an adjunct instructor of low brass at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Henderson State University, Southern Arkansas University, and Paris Junior College. Principal tubist with the South Arkansas Symphony since 1972. He is a member of Texas Music Educators Association; Texas Bandmasters Association; Phi Beta Mu; and the International Tuba Euphonium Association.

Dr. Jeff Parker, Trombone

jeffparker214@hotmail.com

Jeff Parker, originally from Hot Springs, Arkansas, holds degrees from Ouachita Baptist University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of South Carolina. Jeff has taught at Newberry College, the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Louisiana Tech University, Arkansas State University-Beebe, Philander Smith College, Choir Director at Hall High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and is currently the Music Teacher at Watson Elementary in Little Rock, Arkansas. Extracurricular activities include tenor section leader with the Arkansas Chamber Singers, trombonist with the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Extreme Jazz. He is also a substitute trombonist for the Arkansas Symphony.

John Webb, Trumpet

webbjc@att.net

John Webb hails from North Little Rock, Arkansas and holds the BME and MME degrees from Henderson State University. He has been the band director at Camden Fairview High School in Camden, Arkansas and Benton High School in Benton, Arkansas, and Director of the Symphonic Band and Trumpet Instructor at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, in Monticello, Arkansas and was Interim Associate Band Director at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He is also past president of the Arkansas Bandmasters Association and was selected Bandmaster of the Year in 2000. John was a member of the Miss Arkansas Orchestra for 13 years and has played for many touring performers, including Sammy Davis, Jr., James Brown, B.J. Thomas, and Phyllis Diller. He is currently a member of the South Arkansas Symphony.

Arkansas Brass

Monday, December 25, 2017

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Thursday, December 21, 2017

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

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Dr. Jim Woolly, Horn

Dr. Jim Buckner, Trumpet

Chris Kornegay, Tuba

Dr. Jeff Parker, Trombone

John Webb, Trumpet

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