Performance Schedules

This year, undergraduate students will perform in the Coulter Recital Hall on Wednesday, March 25. These performances are moderated by a WCU faculty member and are designed to inspire appreciation, foster cultural understanding, and enrich the community through music.

Performance 1
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
WCU Horn Choir

Performance 2
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
WCU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

Performance 3
2:00 pm – 2:300 pm
National Trumpet Competition 2026

Performances Moderated by Dr. Margaret Underwood

Performances By Session

Performance 1

WCU Horn Choir

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Undergraduate Students: Bruno Dippolito, Katie Sammons, Xenia Clavette, Ricky Evans, Tayton Letourneau, Sylva Baum, Ollie Bussell, Luke Gibson, and Rain Dannelly
Faculty Sponsor: Travis Bennett

Performing

Jubilee by James Naigus
Big Sky Country by Daniel Baldwin

Performance 2

WCU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Euphonium: Sabur Mannsur, Braedan Merwin, Bailey Johnson, Jacob Burns, Taylor McLendon, Landon McKenzie, Emily McManus, Aiden Gumiela, and Tristan Putman
Tuba: Erik Stauffer, Derik Ward, Andrew Granger, Noah Cox, Rebekah Parsons, Jaiden Fletcher, Nick Jaggie, Jerry Bradley, Thomas Bickerstaff, and Robert Hart
Faculty Sponsor: Nicholas Beltchev

Performing

Set-Off (2022) Wan-Yun Liang (b. 1976)
Inori (2011) Hidenori Arai (b. 1985)
Lava Cake (2024) Jakobe Henry (b. 1997)
Appalachian Carol (1992) James Canter (b. 1952)

Performance 3

National Trumpet Competition 2026

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Undergraduate Students: Dixie Ashdown, Brandon Mathis, Forsby Quick, Jacob Meiring, and Alex Castellano
Faculty Sponsor: Madison Barton

Performing

Cuerños by Erik Morales