Most gardeners grow pansies from September through the end of March, then pull them up and plant those wimpy annuals to fill-in the area with color for the summer. Although both plants can be grown for more than a season if the conditions are right, I consider them a spring annual. I figure this is the reason they evolved so they are available in the nurseries in late winter. Utah State University's Wind Orchestra and Symphonic Band present a winter concert Friday, March 3, in the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center on the USU campus. USU students with current ID are admitted at no cost as are all high school band students.
Tickets are available at the door.
Timmons is an assistant professor in the USU Department of Music, where her responsibilities include flute studio and elementary music education. She has performed on recorder with Utah Symphony and Musica Reservata, and as flutist with Pacific Opera Orchestra, San Luis Obispo County Symphony, Utah Festival Opera and various orchestral, chamber ensembles in Michigan, California, Utah and England. AirFare was recently appointed to the Utah Arts Council roster and received support for international touring from the United States Information Agency. In addition to an active performance schedule, Timmons is on the faculty of the Cache Children's Choir and is a frequent presenter at national conferences, including sessions for American Orff-Schulwerk Association, National Flute Association, Organization of American Kodaly Educators and Music Educators National Conference. In addition to its non-traditional melodic material, the work calls for a variety of unique sounds, including massive percussion forces along with whistling and singing by members of the ensemble.