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The Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble will present “Music by American Composers” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

The performance, which is part of the SFA School of Music’s Concert Series, features pieces from American composers, reflecting “the great variety that is to be found in American music,” said Fred J. Allen, SFA director of bands and of the ensemble.

Among the featured pieces is “Rocky Point Holiday” by Ron Nelson.

“It is an exciting and vibrant piece that depicts Americans on vacation,” Allen said. “It is a standard work in the repertoire and shows off the colors and skills of the band.”

The program will also feature “Turn Not Thy Face” by Vincent Persichettti, written after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The piece will be conducted by David Campo, associate director of bands at SFA. Tamey Anglley, SFA assistant director of bands, will conduct “Country Band March” by Charles Ives, which shows the humor Ives frequently portrayed in his compositions, according to Allen.

“These pieces comprise our tour concert,” Allen said. “The band will perform at five high schools prior to returning to campus to perform this concert.”

Turner Auditorium is located in the Griffith Fine Arts Building, 2222 Alumni Dr. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. For tickets or information, visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407.

The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present pianist Dr. Sergio H. Ruiz in concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in Cole Concert Hall.

Ruiz, who is director of keyboard studies at Sam Houston State University, has performed before audiences throughout the world. His professional training includes studies at Rice University, The Cleveland Institute of Music and Santa Clara University.

His performances on Spanish-speaking radio broadcasts have aired throughout South and Central America, and he has collaborated with members of the Houston Symphony, New World Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra.

As an adjudicator and clinician, Ruiz has judged piano competitions and festivals in Texas and California and has given concerts and master classes at the Franz Liszt Conservatory in Quito, Ecuador. He was invited back to judge the First Annual National Piano competition in Ecuador. He has also served as an examiner for the International Piano Performance Examinations Committee in Taiwan.

His performance is part of the SFA School of Music’s Cole Performing Arts Series. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. For tickets or more information, call the Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407.