American Studies 1975-76

..... - Harding College Band Will Perform Fri. F.eb. 13 a At Lily PeJer Audito!~~?t? The Har~~Y-'eJneJt~~onceRs, and several section will present a program at groups. . 7 F b ar 13 at the The Bani Wlll present a p.m. e ru Y t eturn Lil Peter ktditorium in campus cancer upon r H { from the tour. The program \~~~·is one performano::e will be at 7:30 p:rn· Tuesda~, of ; four-day tour the Band. Feb_rua~y 17 m the rnam aud1tonum. 1s making with concerts Harding has b e e n scheduled in Arkansas, Ten- desi£llated an official Bicennessee, Louisiana and Texas. tennfal institution for the Directed by D:. Geo_rge year. Enrollment last fall Edward Baggett, assoclate reached a record 2 601 professor of music at Hard- students from 48 states'and . ing, the 70-rnernber tour 21 foreign countries. grou.;> is one of the best in C a t h e r i n e Pritchett, the school's history, accord- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. tng to D~. Baggett. The Band O,D. Pritchett, of Marianna has had a busy year, leading is a member of the band and three parades and playingfor plays clarinet. two openings of new buildings in additio:J to performing for horne football- g-am~s. basketball games an-i pep rallies, A Bicentennial theme has been central in their presentations and the ~roup will participate in a Bicentennial extravaganza by all Harding rn;Jsic groups on April 25. Admission to the concert is free, Within the Band are several snuller groups including a Peo Band which enlivens pep railies and other informal I • ' occasions, aStage Band which accompanies campus musical productions . and presents ... BAND TOTOUR- Sixty-five members of the Harding Band, Director G. E. Baggett and two transportation officers will le~ve tomorrow for a four-day tour. The musicians will perform at Harding ,4.cademy of Memphis, West Memphis Christian School and Phillips County Community College on Friday. later the Pep Bc:~nd will perform at a basketball game in Marianna. Saturday's concert will be at Shreveport' Christian School. Sunday the group will go to Big Sandy and Kilgore, Texas. Before returning Monday, the group will present concerts at leverett's Chapel High School and Big Sandy High. The annual Spring Contert will be on tha Sea_rcy campus at 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 17. • Barmd's spring . . . ~<.?_. concert set~--n< ~i 8 tonight The Harding College Band, fresh from-a four.Q.ay tour to play six concerts, will present th~ annual Spring Concert tonight at 8 o'clock in he main auditorium at the college. The program will include selections by the entire group, by the pep band, stage band and woodwind quintet. The 70-member tour group performed in Arkansas, Ten– nessee, Louisiana and Texas during the tour. This year's repertoire includes several special numbers especially to emphasize the Bicentennial year. "The '76 Bicentennial Salute" by Jack Lee and the ever-popular "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa are among the favorites. Trombonist Brad Dell, a senior business major from Freeport, Illinois, is also featured in a solo ·of "Bluebells of Scotland." The Band will present an outdoor pops concert on April 1 and will perform in the Bicen– tennial concert by all Harding music groups on April 27. / t I

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