Instrumental Ensembles                                              

 

Trombone Ensemble

• open to all Ouachita students
• performs campus concerts
• performs in Arkadelphia and surrounding area
• tours to high schools and churches
• repertoire includes Classical and Jazz literature
• Josh Bynum, Director

 

 

 

WIND ENSEMBLE

• subject to an audition
• performs campus concerts
• tours to high schools and churches
• repertoire includes sacred and secular music
• Hawaii tour 1996
• European Tour 2000
• European Tour 2004
• 5 CD's released
• Craig V. Hamilton, Director

 

 

SYMPHONIC BAND

• open to all Ouachita students
• one hour of academic credit
• performs campus concerts
• tours to high schools and churches
• repertoire includes traditional and pops
• has performed for conventions nationwide
• Robert Hesse, Director

 

 

JAZZ BAND

• subject to audition
• one hour of academic credit
• tours high schools and churches
• repertoire includes various jazz styles
  
• Craig Hamilton, Director

 

 

 

MARCHING BAND

• open to all Ouachita students
• one hour of academic credit
• performs at football games and marching contests
• repertoire includes jazz, pop, and classical music
• frequent exhibition band at marching contests
• Robert Hesse, Director

 

 

 

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

• open to all Ouachita students
• receives one hour of instruction per week
• rehearses autonomously to prepare for coachings
• performs standard repertoire
• performs for campus concerts and area schools