Arkansas Brass

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Monday, April 6, 2026

Last Performance

April 5, 2026, Easter Sunday,

First United Methodist Church,

El Dorado, Arkansas,

with Reagan Mills, Horn

Prelude: “Alleluia, Amen from Judas Maccabaeus”

by G.F. Handel, arranged by Craig Levesque – Arkansas Brass

Hymn 302 – “Christ the Lord is Risen Today”

Hymn 327 – “Crown Him with Many Crowns”

Offertory Anthem: “The Strife is O'er” by Hal Hopson –

Motet Choir & Arkansas Brass

“Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah by G.F. Handel –

Congregation, Motet Choir, & Arkansas Brass

Postlude: “Worship Christ the Risen King”

by Henry T. Smart,

arranged by David Winkler – Arkansas Brass

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Last Performance

New Life Baptist Church

Alexander, Arkansas

December 14, 2025

“Gloria” – Words & Music by John Bolin & Cliff Duren, Arranged by John Bolin, Orchestrated by Cliff Duren

“Angels” (Glory to God) – Traditional French Carol, New Words & Music by Phil Wickham & Jonathan Smith, Arranged by John Bolin, Orchestrated by Cliff Duren

“The Bells” – Words & Music by Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, & Wes King, Arranged by John Bolin, Orchestrated by Cliff Duren

“Jesus, Born On This Day” – Words & Music by Mariah Carey, Arranged & Orchestrated by Bradley Knight

“Heaven’s Greatest Gift” – Word & Music by John Bolin, Kenna Turner West, & Sue C. Smith, Arranged by John Bolin, Orchestrated by Cliff Duren

“Fear Not” – Words & Music by Daryl K. Williams, Arranged by John Bolin, Orchestrated by Cliff Duren

“Welcome, Jesus, Our Redeemer” – Words & Music by Robert Sterling & Claire Cloninger, Arranged by John Bolin, Orchestrated by Cliff Duren

“Holy Forever (Christmas)” – Words & Music by Chris Davenport, Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin, & Phil Wickham, Arranged by John Bolin, Orchestrated by Cliff Duren

Jim Buckner, trumpet

John Webb, trumpet

Carson Lewis, horn

Jeff Parker, trombone

Chris Kornegay, tuba

Last Performance

Processional: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” arranged by Richard Price – Arkansas Brass

Hymn: “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”

Hymn: “The First Noel”

Offertory Carol: “Blest Mary Walks Amid the Thorn” - 16^th c. German Folk Song, arranged by Todd Marchand – Arkansas Brass

Carol of Celebration “Joy to the World” by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins - Motet Choir & Arkansas Brass

Postlude: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” arranged by Richard Price – Arkansas Brass

Jim Buckner, trumpet

John Webb, trumpet,

Reagan Mills, horn

Jeff Parker, trombone

Chris Kornegay, tuba

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Monday, April 21, 2025

Last Performance

April 20, 2025, Easter Sunday, First United Methodist Church, El Dorado, AR

Prelude: “Alleluia, Amen from Juda Maccabaeus”

by G.F. Handel,

arranged by Craig Levesque – Arkansas Brass

Hymn 302 – “Christ the Lord is Risen Today”

Offertory Anthem: “Joy in the Morning” by Natalie Sleeth –

Motet Choir & Arkansas Brass

Hymn 327 – “Crown Him with Many Crowns”

“Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah by G.F. Handel –

Congregation, Motet Choir, & Arkansas Brass

Postlude: CDK 2702 “Worship Christ the Risen King”

by Henry T. Smart,

arranged by David Winkler – Arkansas Brass

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Last Performance

December 15, 2024

First United Methodist Church, El Dorado, AR

Lessons & Carols with Arkansas Brass

Processional: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

arranged by Richard Price – Arkansas Brass

Hymn 196 – “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”

Hymn 230 – “O Little Town of Bethlehem”

Hymn 245 – “The First Noel”

Offertory Carol: “Blest Mary Walks Amid the Thorn”

German Folk Carol, arranged by Todd Marchand

Arkansas Brass

Carol of Celebration: “Joy to the World”

by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins – Motet Choir & Arkansas Brass

Postlude: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”

arranged by Richard Price – Arkansas Brass

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. Heather Thayer, Horn

Dr. Heather Thayer, Associate Professor of Music at Henderson State University, enjoys a career in numerous settings. As the founder of Arkadelphia Chamber Players, Dr. Thayer is passionate about chamber music and performs regularly with the HSU Wind Quintet and the HornPipe Duo. She has performed for International Music Festivals, conferences, and solo recitals throughout the United States and abroad, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Panama. She has held teaching positions at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Austin College, Ouachita Baptist University, and was a Teaching Assistant at The University of North Texas. In addition to instructing all levels of applied horn and violin, Dr. Thayer teaches lecture courses in aural skills and music theory. She has performed with several bands and orchestras, including the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, The Signature Symphony, and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.

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

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 studied with Dr. Don Little and Dr. David Kuehn. He has taught bands in Little Rock, Arkansas, and 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. Chris has been a band director in Paris, Texas since 1995, and has been 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

jeffparkerchoralconductor@gmail.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, and as Choir Director at Hall High School in Little Rock. Jeff is currently in his 20th year with the Arkansas Brass and has been tenor section leader for the Arkansas Chamber Singers, second trombonist with the South Arkansas Symphony, on the sub list for the Arkansas Symphony and the South Carolina Philharmonic.

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

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Last Performance

Monday, April 6, 2026

Last Performance

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Last Performance

Last Performance

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Last Performance

Monday, April 21, 2025

Last Performance

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Last Performance

Arkansas Brass

Dr. Jim Woolly, Horn

Dr. Heather Thayer, Horn

Dr. Jim Buckner, Trumpet

Chris Kornegay, Tuba

Dr. Jeff Parker, Trombone

John Webb, Trumpet

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