音乐 - Instrumental Ensembles
Benedictine College Instrumental Ensembles aim to promote the highest artistic achievements through a variety of performances, creating positive musical experiences for our student musicians and our audiences. We foster an atmosphere of music excellence in a faith-based environment that addresses the needs of our future performers, 教育工作者, and scholars with a commitment to the growth of each individual as an artist and scholar.
Benedictine’s Instrumental Ensembles strive to become a cultural destination for the college and its surrounding community by maintaining a welcoming environment for students across campus and the community.
The 音乐 Department offers a wide array of instrumental ensembles. Our bands include an elite 风合奏, 管乐团, British-style 铜管乐队, 打击乐合奏, 和爵士乐队. We also offer a College/Community 管弦乐队. These ensembles are open to all students regardless of major. 音乐 Department participation awards (scholarships) are available to prospective students by audition. A commitment to play in ensemble and take private lessons is required each semester while at Benedictine. The awards are renewable.
Learn more about the 音乐 Department’s auditions and scholarships.
风合奏
The 风合奏 is the elite instrumental ensemble of the Department of 音乐. Under the direction of Director of Bands, 汤姆Davoren, 最好的风, 黄铜, and percussion players from the Benedictine campus perform core and brand-new repertoire by composers such as David Maslanka, 古斯塔夫·霍尔斯特, 詹姆斯·巴恩斯, 朱莉·吉鲁. Each year this ensemble works with nationally acclaimed guest conductors, 乐器演奏家, 和作曲家, and gives at least one world premiere performance. Membership is based on band program auditions each semester, and is open to the entire student body regardless of major field of study.
管乐团
The 管乐团 is an enjoyable, high-level ensemble which serves the entire campus at Benedictine College. The band aims to foster a love of music-making and building of community through enjoyable performances of popular music and classic band repertoire. Though membership is available without audition, prospective members with an interest in performing on principal parts should participate in the band program auditions that take place each semester.
管弦乐队
The Benedictine College/Atchison Community 管弦乐队 is comprised of students, 教师, 还有当地的音乐家. The orchestra is open to all college string, 黄铜, 木管乐器, and percussion players by audition, organized by orchestra conductor Brian Casey. It rehearses Thursday evenings and performs standard suites, 建议, 交响乐, and other orchestral compositions.
爵士乐队
The Benedictine College jazz band is made up of student 黄铜, 风, 钢琴, 吉他, 直言不讳的, and percussion performers of all majors. Members have performed on tour in the Caribbean on several occasions and received outstanding commendations at Kansas City’s premier 18th and Vine Jazz Festival.
铜管乐队
The Benedictine College 铜管乐队 is a concert ensemble in the British 铜管乐队 stye open to all students regardless of major field of study. A recommended ensemble for all 黄铜 players, this 25-member band performs both traditional and brand-new music including contest marches, 赞美诗的设置, 音乐会的选择, 还有测试件. Though membership is available without audition, prospective members with an interest in performing on principal parts should participate in the band program auditions that take place each semester.
打击乐合奏
The 打击乐合奏 is open to experienced mallet, 不调谐的, and drum set percussionists on the Benedictine 校园. Each semester the ensemble performs the latest music for small and large collections of percussion instruments, featuring up to 18 players, and regular works with nationally recognized guest artists 和作曲家.
军乐队 and Pep Bands
乌鸦军团, Benedictine’s 170-member co-curricular 军乐队, is run by the Athletic Department. 乌鸦军团 supports Benedictine football in pre-game and half-time shows during the fall, and forms pep-bands to support volleyball and basketball during the spring semester. Membership is open to all students regardless of major field of study, and a marching band scholarship is available by audition.
