The department of fine and performing arts has announced the creation of an intercollegiate concert band, a 60-member wind ensemble open to all qualified students, faculty and staff at SLU to join musicians from Washington and Maryville universities. The concert band is designed for the serious musician who wants the challenge, reward and fun of playing first-rate wind literature in a symphonic band setting. It will be directed by Dan Pesgrave of Washington University. Rehearsals will be Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. at the West Campus Rehearsal Hall at Washington University. SLU students may enroll for credit by contacting the music program office at 977-2410.
Admission is by audition only.
Auditions will be held on Sunday, Aug. 28. The Graduate Writing Center is available to help graduate students at SLU and the Aquinas Institute with a variety of academic writing concerns. Consultants provide individualized writing instruction and tutoring with editing suggestions. Center coordinator Terry Wandtke and English graduate students Bob Blaskiewicz, Julie Inks and Emily Lambeth also provide assistance in organization, topic development and documentation. The center is a free service located in O'Brien Hall, second floor.