US Army Herald Trumpets perform with Wind Symphony

West Virginia University's Wind Symphony will be presenting a concert Friday.

The title of the concert is "Bold and Brassy" and will feature the United States Army Herald Trumpets.

The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets are the official fanfare ensemble for the president.

Since their founding in 1959, they have performed at several prestigious events, including multiple Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies and the Super Bowl.

Conducted by John Hendricks III, director of bands, with Dearl J. Drury, assistant director of bands, the premiere concert ensemble will feature guest conductors Colonel Michael Colburn, conductor of "The President's Own" of the United States Marine Band; Jay Jacobs, who is the associate director of bands at McNeese State University; and Roger Walker, band director at Frankfort High School and the Community Concert Band conductor at Potomac State College.

The guest conductors will also be directing at the 33rd annual invitational High School Honor Band event, which will feature around 350 of the top high school students from West Virginia and the surrounding states.

The Wind Symphony will be performing "Festive Overture" by Dmitri Shostakovich, "O Magnum Mysterium" by Morten Lauridsen,;

"Ride" by Samuel Hazo, "Variations on America" by Charles Ives, "Semper Fidelis" by John Philip Sousa, "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" by John Williams, "Kaddish" by W. Francis McBeth, "Noisy Wheels of Joy" by Eric Whitacre and "Pines of the Appian Way" by Ottorino Respighi.

The Herald Trumpets will accompany the Wind Symphony for "Festive Overture" and "Pines of the Appian Way."

The Wind Symphony Concert "Bold and Brassy" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre. The concert is free to the public and requires no ticket.