YSU Concert Band to welcome high school ensemble for joint performance
February 18, 2025
The YSU Dana School of Music’s Concert Band will welcome the Crestwood High School Symphonic Band for a Concert Band Partnership Concert Monday, February 24, at 7:30 PM at Stambaugh Auditorium.
Directed by Angela Adkins, the Crestwood Symphonic Band will perform a variety of musical selections alongside the YSU Concert Band, which is directed by director of athletic bands Kate Ferguson. The latter will open the evening with Claude T. Smith’s “Emperata Overture” and then continue with chosen pieces by Pierre LaPlante, Andrew David Perkins, and Jason Nitsch, among others. The Crestwood Symphonic Band will conclude the evening with selections by Karl King, Michael Markowski, and Randall Standridge.
This event offers the Crestwood Symphonic Band an opportunity to showcase the immense talent of its students to the local Youngstown community. The band, under Adkin’s leadership, has already seen success performing at the Ohio Music Education Association’s District and State Adjudicated Events, earning a Superior ranking. Students who perform in this band develop a strong foundation of music fundamentals and begin to learn how to create more emotive music.
Tickets for this event can be purchased here. Free parking is available on-site.