FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October, 2, 2019
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University’s Jazz Ensemble 2 and the Faculty Jazz Combo take center stage in concert Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the auditorium of the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center in Stephenville.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5. Tarleton students, faculty and staff get in free with ID. The box office opens one hour before the concert.
Jazz Ensemble 2 will play Sway, The Chicken, Groovin’ Hard, and other selections. The band is directed by Tom Burchill, new faculty member in the Tarleton Jazz Studies Program.
Members of the newly formed Tarleton Faculty Jazz Combo are Andrew Stonerock on saxophone, Tom Burchill on guitar, Wayne Atchley on bass and Fort Worth drummer Duanne Durrett.
Their program will feature jazz standards in a variety of styles.
Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.
Contact: Phil Riddle, News and Information Specialist
817-484-4415
priddle@tarleton.edu
