The Linfield College Concert Band will perform “Music Inspired by the Written Word” on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield.
The concert will feature music inspired by The Washington Post, Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy,” “Moby Dick,” “4th Century Liturgy of St. James,” Sara Teasdale’s poem “There Will Be Rest” and “Oliver Twist.” The evening will be conducted by Joan Haaland Paddock, Linfield professor of music and director of instrumental activities, and Christian Santangelo, Linfield College senior.
The Linfield Concert Band is comprised of music majors and minors, as well as non-majors from across the campus. Community members from the region also participate in the Linfield Concert Band. Currently, 26 student musicians and 16 community musicians make up the band.
Paddock is the first woman to receive a doctorate in trumpet performance from Indiana University. Paddock received the Emmy Award from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Performer’s Certificate from Indiana University. She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Norway, and studied at the Norwegian State Academy of Music. She is a trumpeter with Halcyon Trio Oregon and holds memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Education and Oregon Band Directors Association, among others. She has recently been on the Fulbright Senior Specialist roster for the Council of International Exchange Scholars.
Santangelo is currently studying percussion performance. At Linfield, he has participated in a variety of musical endeavors, including playing lead guitar for Linfield’s production of “Spring Awakening” in spring 2013 and as a percussion soloist with the Linfield Chamber Orchestra. Santangelo has also performed and traveled with the Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps and the Oregon Crusaders Indoor percussion ensemble on marching tenors. Earlier this year, he performed with the College Band Directors National Association Collegiate Honor Band in Reno, Nev. Santangelo is also an active member of the Linfield Jazz Band and is the tour manager of the Linfield Concert Choir.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Linfield Department of Music at 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
