Symphony adjusts to lineup changes (The Wichita Eagle)
Changes come to the Wichita Symphony Orchestra before most concert seasons. Players retire; musicians attending Wichita State University (such as a second trumpet and second bassoon) graduate and move away. As the Wichita Symphony approaches this season's opening classics concerts next weekend at Century II Concert Hall, it is facing player changes in several key positions. Two long-standing ...

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Music review: Isabel Bayrakdarian at Herbst (San Francisco Chronicle)
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many conservatory-trained composers turned to their native folk traditions for inspiration, collecting songs and dance melodies from the countryside and recasting them in classical form. Bartók is the best-known...

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Lamar band camp teaches music, imparts maturity (Orange County News)
Nearly 500 middle and high school students attended band camp at Lamar University June 22-26, making this the largest camp in fifteen years. The students, who came from as far as Baton Rouge in the east and San Antonio in the west, attended the camp to improve their craft, work with industry professionals and get a taste of college life.

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Community Calendar (Stevens Point Journal)
Faculty Recital, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Michelsen Recital Hall, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point. Jessica Dunnavant, flute, with Susan Bender, soprano, and Michael Keller, piano. 715-346-3107.

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