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Local Band Strikes a Chord with The Abbey Gaston Symphonic Band, Hamilton Perform in Guest Artist Series
BAC NEWSwire FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BELMONT, NC --- Belmont Abbey College continues its Guest Artist Series with a special concert by some of the best local artists in the Charlotte metro area.
The Gaston Symphonic Band will perform Sunday, February 22, 2004 at 3:00 PM in the Abbey Basilica at Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC. The concert is free and open to the public.
The concert will feature Suite No. 1 by Gustav Holst, Suite of Old American Dances by Bennett, Amparito Roca by Jaime Texidor, and Broadway one-step march and “Saint Thomas” by Sonny Rollins, arr. Aubrey Winter.
The Gaston County Community Band was founded in 1993 by Seth Kirby, band director at Mt. Holly Junior High. During Mr. Kirby's tenure, the Gaston County Community Band continued to grow into a full symphonic band, of more than 60 members, that played a variety of music. To reflect this growth, the volunteer based community band eventually became known as the Gaston Symphonic Band.
Tim Hamilton was appointed interim director in fall 2000 when the group’s founder became ill. He was appointed permanent director in 2001.
Hamilton is a graduate of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, where he performed as an orchestral trumpeter with The Asheville Symphony Orchestra. He began his music teaching career in South Carolina. In 1996 he was named director of bands at Ashbrook Senior High School. Currently, Hamilton is the director of bands at Belmont Middle School in Belmont, North Carolina.
The Guest Artist Series at Belmont Abbey College is made possible in part by the Associated Foundation of Belmont, North Carolina with additional assistance from Sam Stowe III, Father Kenneth Geyer, O.S.B., and Abbot Placid D. Solari, O.S.B. Karen Hite Jacob is the series’ coordinator.
Belmont Abbey College, named one of the country’s leading, private liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report, is located in Belmont, North Carolina, 15 miles west of Charlotte. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape. Nearly a thousand students call The Abbey home. The students, with diverse religious and cultural backgrounds, represent more than 18 countries and 34 states and pursue undergraduate degrees in a number of liberal arts course offerings.
Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year. For more information, contact series coordinator Karen Hite Jacob at (704) 334-3468.
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