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SFA schedules guest tuba recital


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Dr. Scott Roeder, assistant professor of tuba at the University of Texas-Pan American, will present a guest artist recital at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, in Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.

The recital is a part of the SFA School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series and SFA's fifth annual Octubafest, an event held across U.S. university campuses that celebrates the tuba and euphonium as solo and chamber music instruments.

SFA hosts first Lumberjack Battalion Reunion


More than 80 guests attended Stephen F. Austin State University's first Lumberjack Battalion Reunion on campus Saturday.


More than 80 guests attended Stephen F. Austin State University's first Lumberjack Battalion Reunion Saturday, celebrating the history of the university's Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program and the more than 500 officers commissioned during its 42-year history.

Guest flutist to perform at SFA


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present Kristin Hayes in a guest flute recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the Music Recital Hall of the Wright Music Building.

Hayes and Geneva Fung, SFA accompanist, will perform a variety of works, including C.P.E. Bach's "Hamburger Sonata for flute and piano," Ian Dicke's "Chapter One, Part One for flute and electronics," and Charles DeLaney's "Hymn of Pan," which was inspired by Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem of the same title.

Stone Fort Wind Quintet concert slated


The Stone Fort Wind Quintet, SFA's resident faculty woodwind ensemble, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the Stone Fort Wind Quintet, a faculty ensemble, in concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

eighth blackbird concert promises music with theatrical flair at SFA


The Grammy Award-winning musical sextet, eighth blackbird, will present "The Only Moving Thing" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts' University Series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - While the title of eighth blackbird's concert--"The Only Moving Thing"--implies a static stage presence, the actual performance will be anything but that, promised Dr. John W.

SFA faculty members granted tenure


Three Stephen F. Austin State University faculty members were granted tenure by the Board of Regents at a meeting Monday.

Danny Arnold, dean of the Nelson Rusche College of Business, and Judy Abbott, dean of the James I. Perkins College of Education, received tenure awards, along with Robbie Steward, chair of the Department of Human Services.

SFA to present saxophone quartet in concert


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Four saxophonists who comprise the Oasis Quartet will present "À la Française," a concert of French masterworks written or set for saxophone quartet, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, in Cole Concert Hall. The concert is a part of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series.

Nathan Nabb, newly hired associate professor of saxophone at SFA, plays the soprano saxophone in the ensemble. Other members are James Bunte, alto saxophone; Dave Camwell, tenor saxophone; and James Romain, baritone saxophone.

SFA Wind Ensemble concert recognizes three men


SFA Director of Bands Fred J. Allen will be installed into the American Bandmasters Association during the Oct. 19 concert of the SFA Wind Ensemble, "The Music of Michael Daugherty." The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The SFA Wind Ensemble's concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in W.M. Turner Auditorium will be special for a three main reasons.

Broadway star to sing in benefit concert at SFA


Broadway artist Ron Raines will sing songs from the stage and screen during "Broadway, Movies & Classics," a benefit concert with the SFA Orchestra of the Pines, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Ron Raines, one of America's leading Broadway artists and Nacogdoches native, will be the featured vocalist in "Broadway, Movies & Classics," a benefit concert with the Stephen F.

Tickets on sale for Bowls of Hope charity dinner


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Tickets are now available for the annual Bowls of Hope charity dinner to be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Hotel Fredonia. All proceeds benefit the local Helping Other People Eat organization that helps feed residents of Nacogdoches County.

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