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Tickets are still available for the Chris Young and Big Joe Walker concert, presented by the Stephen F. Austin State University Student Activities Association, beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the William R. Johnson Coliseum on the SFA campus.

Young, a 29-year-old RCA Records country singer, was the 2006 winner of the reality music show “Nashville Star.” Young’s current hit single, “Who I Am With You,” reached number one atop the Mediabase Country Singles Chart, as well as claiming the number one spot in Rolling Stone’s poll of Best Country Songs of 2014 So Far. The award-winning singer-songwriter also has claimed six additional number one singles in country music.

Also performing will be SFA alumnus and Dallas singer-songwriter Big Joe Walker. Known for his Texas Country style of singing and playing, Walker’s music embraces every element from country to gospel, and his recently-released single, “Friday Nights in Texas,” just spent nine weeks on the Texas Music Chart. Aside from touring, Walker also reaches fans through his radio show held every weekday from 9 to 11 a.m. on Texas Red Hot Radio.

Attendees are asked to park in SFA’s commuter lot, located north of the coliseum. Tickets range from $20 to $30 and can be bought at the door the night of the concert.

For tickets or more information about the concert, visit the Information Desk in the Baker Pattillo Student Center or online outhousetickets.com, or call (936) 468-5225.

The SFA Wind Ensemble will feature music faculty member Brad Meyer as soloist in the ensemble’s fist concert of the year, slated for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.

Meyer will perform “Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and Wind Ensemble” by American composer David Gillingham.

“This piece shows off the variety of sounds a marimba can make, from lyrical to technical,” said Fred J. Allen, director of bands at SFA and the ensemble’s conductor.

“I am extremely honored that Mr. Allen chose me to perform Gillingham’s ‘Concerto No. 2’ with the SFA Wind Ensemble,” Meyer said. “It has been a pleasure to work alongside Mr. Allen and all the talented musicians. The students have worked extremely hard to put together this colorful and expressive composition. I am certain the performance will be exciting and entertaining for every age of audience member.”

Opening the concert will be “Celebration Fanfare” by American composer Kevin Walczyk, who will visit the campus the following week to interact with SFA music students.

The second half of the program features music from German composers, beginning with “Huldigungsmarsch” by Richard Wagner, written for band in 1864. The

Brad Meyer, director of percussion studies at SFA, will perform as soloist with the SFA Wind Ensemble when the ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Turner Auditorium on the university campus.

“This is a mammoth composition,” Allen said. “It is full of interesting compositional techniques while still being very listenable.”

This concert is a joint presentation of the College of Fine Arts and School of Music. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.