Southern Miss Lab, Local Refinery Offer Tide Tables

OCEAN SPRINGS –Tables of Mississippi high and low tides are available for 2006, compliments of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) and the Chevron Pascagoula Refinery.

The tables provide information on tides for Pascagoula, Biloxi and Bay St. Louis as well as times for rising and setting of sun and moon. The three geographic areas are in one 36-page booklet. Tide information for Pearl River at Pearlington, Horn Island Pass, Cat Island and other areas along the Mississippi Gulf Coast is online at www.usm.edu/gcrl/MStide.

"We are rebuilding our mailing list post-Katrina for the tide tables," said Dr. William E. Hawkins, executive director of the GCRL. "Please contact us if you would like to receive a copy."

Single copies are available free at the GCRL in Ocean Springs or by contacting 228.872.4200 or gcrl@usm.edu.

Chamber Orchestra Serenades for Valentine’s Day

HATTIESBURG -- For the true romantic, the Symphony Orchestra at the University of Southern Mississippi will present the Southern Miss Chamber Orchestra in “Heartstrings: A Musical Valentine” concert at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 14 at Bennett Auditorium to complement Valentine’s Day celebrations.

Featuring music typically associated with romance, the ensemble, under the direction of Alejandro Marcelo Drago, will perform several selections featuring School of Music faculty artists and student soloists: Dr. Lawrence Gwozdz, saxophone; Dr. Maryann Kyle, soprano; and Dr. Danilo Mezzadri, flute; as well as student soloists, including conductor Drago, Joel Martinez and Luis Gustavo Alberto.

“The program was designed as a wonderfully romantic and classy Valentine's Day event," said Dr. Jay Dean, music director for the Symphony Orchestra at Southern Miss. “After a nice dinner, our program is a perfect end to the day.”

Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Symphony office at 601.266.4001.

Guest Euphonium Artist Performs at Southern Miss

HATTIESBURG -- The University of Southern Mississippi Tuba/Euphonium Studio, under the direction of associate professor of music Richard Perry, will present guest artist Jason Ham in a free concert at 6 p.m., Feb. 21 at Bennett Auditorium.

Currently in his third year as a member of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, N.Y., Ham has quickly established himself as one of America's most active euphonium soloists.

A graduate of the University of Georgia in Athens, Ham is in his third year as a Yamaha Performing Artist. He is recognized as an up-and-coming pioneer on the euphonium, having already taken the instrument to many locations that have never seen the euphonium in a solo role.

In October 2004, Ham was the first-ever euphonium player to appear as a soloist with the People's Liberation Army Band of China. A few months later, in July 2005, he presented the first-ever euphonium recitals in Bulgaria and Macedonia.

Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Tuba/Euphonium studio at 601.266.6441.

Southern Miss Concert Band Performs Under New Baton

HATTIESBURG -- The University of Southern Mississippi Concert Band, under the direction of new assistant director of bands Dr. D. Bradley Snow, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 16 at Bennett Auditorium. The program will include works by Alfred Reed, John Philip Sousa, Norman Dello Joio and Elliot Del Borgo.

Snow joined the Southern Miss band staff in fall 2005 as director of The Pride of Mississippi marching band, the Golden Eagle basketball pep bands, and conductor of the University Concert Band. His teaching responsibilities include the instruction of undergraduate conducting, marching band methods, computer marching band drill design, instrumentation and graduate band literature.

Snow also serves as the organizer of the All-South Marching Band, All-South Drum Major and Color Guard Camp, and the All-South Concert Band programs.

For more information, call Southern Miss Bands at 601.266.4990.
 

Category 5 Winds Blow in Concert

HATTIESBURG -- Category 5 Winds, formerly known as the Southern Winds Woodwind Quintet and made up of School of Music faculty at The University of Southern Mississippi, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 15 at Marsh Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus.

The performers include Danilo Mezzadri, flute; Patricia Malone, oboe; Gregory Oakes, clarinet; Kim Woolly, bassoon; and Kenneth Ortlepp, French horn.

The evening’s program will feature Carl Nielsen’s “Quintet,” Gyorgy Ligeti’s “Six Bagatelles,” and two Brazilian works--Osvalvo Lacerda’s “Suite for Five” and Liduino Pitombeira’s “Something.”

Admission is free and open to the public.