Luther College to present Brass Ensemble Concert April 20

Luther College will present a Brass Ensemble Concert Sunday, April 20, at 4 p.m. in the Luther Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the campus of Luther College.

The concert is open to the public with no charge for admission.

The program will feature the Luther Brass Choir, Trombone Choir, Trombone Ensemble, Trumpet Choir and Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.  Their repertoire of music is selected from six centuries of musical resources including transcriptions and original compositions.

The Trombone Ensemble will feature Luther senior Luke Sodergren on “The Blue Bells of Scotland.” Sodergren, a music major from Red Wing, Minn., is the son of Scott and Jane Sodergren of Red Wing. Upon graduation in May, Sodergren will pursue the master’s degree in trombone performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Michael Smith, associate professor of music, conducts the Brass Choir and Trombone Choir. Smith holds the bachelor’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, the master’s degree from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La., and the doctoral degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Grant Harville, adjunct faculty in music, conducts the Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. Harville holds the bachelor of music degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the master of music degree from the University of Michigan.

Benjamin Yates, student conductor of the Trombone Choir and senior music major, is the son of Jack and Carole Yates of Cedar Falls. Upon graduation in May, he will pursue the master’s degree in trombone performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Troy Kowalski, student conductor of the Trumpet Choir and junior music major from Waukesha, Wis., is the son of Mike and Barb Kowalski of Waukesha.