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The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, directed by John Packard, is MVNU’s largest instrumental ensemble. This 35-member group includes students representing several states, academic majors and various denominational backgrounds, as well as local community players.

Concert highlights include Joy Revisited by Frank Ticheli, Power and Glory by John Philip Sousa, At Morning’s First Light by David Gillingham, When Spirits Soar by Brian Balmages, Held Still in Quick of Grace by Jack Stamp and The March from 1941 by John Williams, adapted for band by Paul Lavender.

The Flute Choir, directed by Dr. Emily Butterfield, and the String Ensemble, directed by Sharon Blaydes, will also perform.

For more information on this or other musical events, please contact Tressa Daley at (740) 397-9000, ext. 3000.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students and working adults. U.S. News & World Report ranks MVNU in the top 50 Best in the Midwest (Bachelor’s-Comprehensive) institutions for the fourth year in a row. With a 400-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and eight additional satellite Adult and Graduate Studies campuses throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,670 students from 27 states and six countries/U.S. territories.