DePauw Band performance prepares students

The DePauw University Band will record its 10th CD following its final concert of the season on Sunday, April 24 at 3 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. (Courtesy photo)

This Sunday, April 24 in the Green Center's Kresge Auditorium, the DePauw University Band -- along with faculty flute soloist Anne Reynolds -- will present its final concert of the academic year.

During the 3 p.m. concert, the band will perform a wide range of repertoire that it expects to record next week for the ensemble's 10th compact disc.

The repertoire to be performed and recorded will include "Liquid Compass" by Alex Shapiro and "Rio Grande" by Michael Daugherty. Featured soloist will be DePauw School of Music professor Anne Reynolds, performing Philip Sparke's "A Lindesfarne Rhapsody," a virtuosic work for flute and band.

"When we prepare to record a University Band CD," conductor Craig Paré said, "I like to select repertoire that meets our mission goals, which include highlighting the talents of our DePauw musicians, as well as adding to the growing array of new literature for winds. I also strive to include some band works that haven't been recorded before, so when a listener might search for a particular piece, the University Band and our CD recording project will pop up."

The central piece of this week's concert is the work by Sparke, which Paré has wanted to do with Reynolds since he discovered the piece last year.

"It is easy for a band to overpower a soloist, but this Rhapsody is typical of Philip Sparke's writing -- clear, tasteful and transparent, so the accompaniment supports and highlights the flute," Paré said. "It's a privilege to work with an artist of Anne's caliber, and I chose Sparke's piece with her in mind as we prepare for this tenth CD. The virtuoso that Anne is, this is a marvelous vehicle for her."

General admission to the concert is $3. Audience members who bring a non-perishable food item for the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry may redeem that item at the Green Center box office for free admission.

Tickets may also be obtained in person at the box office beginning one hour prior to the concert or online any time at www.music.depauw.edu.