Published on October 15, 2009 at 7 p.m. by Sean Flynt Â
The student musicians of Âé¶¹¹û¶³'s Wind Ensemble will perform with special guest Mike Roylance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a concert Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall.
Roylance is the principal tubist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a veteran performer and educator. In addition to his teaching career he has performed internationally and played with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
The concert is free-of-charge and open to the public.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.