FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 20, 2010

Composer Frank Ticheli Conducts
Lone Star Wind Orchestra,
Youth Ensemble Debut Performance
Scholarship Announcements, Music of the Heavens
Inspire Sunday April 25 Angels Of Light Concert
at Eisemann Center in Richardson

    (Dallas, Tex.) Lone Star Wind Orchestra (LSWO) will present Angels of Light on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the Eisemann Center in Richardson for one performance only; curtain is at 2:30 p.m. Tickets for Angels of Light range from $10 - $40. To purchase tickets, call 972-744-4650 or order online at the Eisemann Center or www.lonestarwindorchestra.com. There are discounts for groups of 10 or more and for seniors.

     The Lone Star Wind Orchestra is a partnership among musicians, patrons and audience, providing world-class musical contribution to the cultural life of North Texas.
Inspired by angels and their luminance, this concert will be led by LSWO Principal Conductor Eugene Corporon. Program and musicians include:

• Distinguished Guest Composer and Richardson native Frank Ticheli
• Music selections John Mackey’s Aurora Awakes; Jim Bonney's Chaos Theory; Frank Ticheli’s Nitro, Amen! and Angels in the Architecture,; Morten Lauridsen's Ave Maria; and a suite from Leonard Bernstein’s Mass
• Master of ceremonies Reverend Monsignor Don Fischer, host of WRR 101.1 FM Radio’s Pastoral Reflections
• Guitarist Fred Hamilton
• LSWO Brass Quintet
• LSWO Youth Winds under the direction of Dr. Bradley Kent (debut performance)

    "We are honored to have our world-renowned guests Frank Ticheli and Fred Hamilton joining us for this concert,” said Artistic Director Christopher Tucker. “Their music is an inspiration. It is an honor and a privilege to have them on stage with us at the concert.”

    Frank Ticheli, Professor of Composition at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, is an alumnus of L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas. His music has been described as being “optimistic and thoughtful” (Los Angeles Times), “lean and muscular” (New York Times), “brilliantly effective” (Miami Herald) and “powerful, deeply felt crafted with impressive flair and an ear for striking instrumental colors” (South Florida Sun-Sentinel). After graduating from Berkner High School, Mr. Ticheli earned a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Southern Methodist University. He went on to receive his master's and doctoral degrees in composition from the University of Michigan, where he studied under the tutelage of William Albright, Leslie Bassett, George Wilson, and William Bolcom. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Charles Ives Scholarship, the Goddard Lieberson Fellowship, National Band Association/Revelli Memorial Prize, the A. Austin Harding Award, and First Prize in the Texas Sesquicentennial Orchestral Composition Competition, the Britten-on-the-Bay Choral Composition Contest, and the Virginia CBDNA Symposium for New Band Music. His work, Angels in the Architecture, for concert band with soprano soloist, was commissioned by Kingsway International and received its premiere performance in July of 2008 by a massed band of young musicians from Australia and the U.S. at the Sydney Opera House.

     Fred Hamilton is a guitarist, bassist, composer, recording artist, author, clinician, and professor in the Jazz Studies Division of the University of North Texas. Fred is an original member of the ensemble Brahma, featuring Poovalur Srinivasan on mridangam, Ed Smith on vibes, and Jamal Mohamed on percussion. Brahma plays a fusion of jazz, Indian, Arabic and Balinese styles. In this ensemble Fred plays banjo, acoustic guitar, and the Hindustani slide guitar. He has held positions on the faculties of Concordia College in Montreal (1984-85), St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (1982-84), and Bowling Green State University in Ohio (1979-82).

    The Lone Star Wind Orchestra is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 as a creative collaboration to further the wind orchestra as an artistic medium. The group’s mission is to partner with its musicians, patrons and audience to provide a world-class musical contribution to the cultural life of the North Texas community with opportunities for artistic growth through creative programming, excellence in performance, community collaboration and educational outreach. For additional information and to be kept up to date on LSWO programming and special offers regarding future concerts, or if you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to help sponsor LSWO’s educational and outreach programs, visit www.lonestarwindorchestra.com. For more information on LSWO Youth Winds, visit their website.
The Lone Star Wind Orchestra is supported in part through grants from TACA, The City of Richardson Arts Commission, and The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. For more information visit www.lonestarwindorchestra.com.

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