WAUKESHA –The University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Symphonic Band and Hand Bell Choir will present the annual fall concert Friday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, located in the Fine Arts Center on campus at 1500 N. University Dr., Waukesha. Admission is free, and the public is invited.

Thehand bell choir, directed by Senior Lecturer Nancy Van Brunt, will open the program.

After an intermission, the Symphonic Band will perform an upbeat program, opening and closing with marches. Professor Craig Hurst will direct the band.

Instrumentalists include students and members of the community.

Hand bell Choir         

Mukwonago: Meagan Blaschke       

New Berlin: Flynn Woller  

Pewaukee: Rosemary Hetrick and Tanya Meiter

Waukesha: Alex Sykes

Williams Bay: Ashlie Pharris

Symphonic Band

Brookfield: Marie Conway, piccolo and flute; David Langer, trumpet

Dousman: Ross Hubanks, percussion

Franklin:  Christopher Blair, tuba; Paul Stein, French horn

Greenfield: Randy Simon, trumpet

Menomonee Falls:  Tom Haefner, trombone; Dana Knoerr, percussion

Mukwonago: Meagan Blaschke, tenor saxophone; Richard Hanson, trumpet; Carly Vitella, clarinet

New Berlin: Beverly Mutter, clarinet; Bess Strempel, French horn

Oconomowoc: John Lillethun, clarinet

Pewaukee: Lora Mueller, flute; Matthew Wrecza, trumpet

St. Francis:  Beth Delain, flute

Sussex:  Dan Turkal, trumpet

Waterford:  Brandi Gomolinski, clarinet

Waukesha: Lauren Bantz, clarinet; Alan Buchanan, trumpet; Mary Cyrulik, string bass; Jennifer Esh, clarinet; Jonathan Kasparek, euphonium; Sandy Lefebvre, French horn; Melissa Niess, flute;         Michael Poytinger, clarinet; Andrew Rayburn, trumpet; Mary Reese, oboe; Heather Simpson, clarinet; Alex Sykes, percussion

Wauwatosa: Marcia Smeiska, oboe

West Allis: Jessica Turtenwald, bass clarinet

Williams Bay: Ashlie Pharris, clarinet

And joining the group from the State of Maine, is Don Blodgett, trombone.

UW-Waukesha has the largest enrollment among the 13 freshman-sophomore University of Wisconsin Colleges campuses. For information about programs, admission, or financial aid, contact the Student Services office at (888) 2UW-WAUK (289-9285) or visit the Web at waukesha.uwc.edu.

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