Pueblo -- The Southern Colorado Wind Symphony at Colorado State University-Pueblo begins its second season and seeks interested and qualified musicians to join the ensemble.

High school age and older musicians who play wind, brass, or percussion instruments are invited to attend rehearsals on the Hoag Recital Hall stage on the CSU-Pueblo campus on Tuesdays and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. beginning Thursday, Sept. 4. A special invitation is extended to community members and CSU-Pueblo students who are not music majors. The ensemble rehearses and performs a variety of band literature from show tunes to contemporary compositions for the wind band. Literature ranges in difficulty from grades 3 to 6 (on a 1-6 scale).

Conducted by Dr. Mark Hudson, Chair of the CSU-Pueblo Department of Music, the ensemble will perform a concert at 3 p.m. on November 16. Rehearsals will remain open through Thursday, September 18, when the membership will be closed for the fall season.

"If you have experience, but have not played an instrument lately, this is your chance to perform again," said Hudson. "If you do not have an instrument, we may be able to help with that as well. This is an opportunity to make music with others in a relaxed, yet productive setting."

For more information, contact Hudson at 549-2552.

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