Boise State University’s second annual
Octubafest has been expanded from last year and will feature the tuba in various
musical settings at three days of concerts in the month of "Octuba."
Michael A. Fischer, now in his second year at Boise State as a professor of
music education and tuba, started the Octubafest tradition here in Boise.
The following concerts are scheduled, all in the
Morrison Center Recital Hall.
Sunday, Octuba 27, 4 p.m. —Fischer and James
Cook, pianist and music department chairman, will kick off the series with a
faculty artist recital. The featured work will be an original composition for
tuba by American composer Bruce Broughton. Fischer will also perform his own
arrangements of several Romantic composers including Saint-Säens, Schubert,
Brahms and Schumann.
Monday, Octuba 28, 7:30 p.m.— Doctoral degree
student, Doug Whitten, and master’s degree student, Josh Calkin, will perform
works by Edward Gregson, Vincent Persichetti, Ralph Vaughan Williams and others.
Tuesday, Octuba 29, 7:30 p.m. — The finale
concert will feature Fischer’s tuba students, the Boise State trombone choir,
directed by professor David Mathie, and the Boise State Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.
The ensemble will perform several works including German polkas and marches.
The concert is presented by the Boise State music
department. For more information call 426-3980.
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Contact:
Michael A. Fischer
Music department
426-2647
mfischer@boisestate.edu
Media contact:
Pat Pyke
communications and marketing
426-1987
ppyke@boisestate.edu
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