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Dr. Andrea Denis, assistant professor of horn at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present “New Beginnings,” a recital of works by Paul Basler, Verne Reynolds, Elizabeth Raum, Stephen Lias and John Dickson, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Denis will be accompanied by Dr. Thomas Nixon, collaborative pianist at SFA, with guest performances by Dr. Charles Gavin, retired SFA music faculty member and Denis’ former teacher; Dr. Brad Meyer, director of percussion studies at SFA; SFA alumnus John Dickson; and the SFA Horn Octet.

Concert tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.

If you put your golf clubs away for the winter, it’s time to bring them back out.

The annual Bob Sitton Classic is scheduled for March 24 at Woodland Hills Golf Club at 359 CR 5021 in Nacogdoches. A fundraiser for SFA golf and the SFA Alumni Association, the event honors Sitton, who helped endow hundreds of scholarships during his time as association director from 1972 to 1998.

The tournament was formerly named the Annual SFA Alumni Homecoming Golf Tournament, which started in 1973. Like last year, participants can compete as individuals, on a team or on a corporate team.

“We named the tournament after Bob for a reason, he bleeds purple,” said Craig Turnage ’00 and ’05, the alumni association’s executive director. “We’re looking forward to another successful year out on the golf course, having fun while we raise funds and honor someone who has done so much for SFA.”

After retirement, Sitton remained a fixture on campus as a part-time employee. He was inducted into the SFA Alumni Hall of Fame in 2015. Sitton also was the first recipient of the SFA Lifetime Achievement Award, among numerous other accolades and achievements.

The Bob Sitton Classic will feature food trucks, a bourbon tasting and a mobile cigar lounge. Participants can register up to the day of the event at SFAAlumni.com/TheBob. For corporate sponsors, the registration deadline is Monday, March 6.

Chicago-based ~Nois Saxophone Quartet will bring their signature concert experience combining contemporary chamber music and improvisation to Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus when the ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 17.

~Nois has become one of the premier ensembles in the U.S. The group has been awarded top prizes at prestigious chamber music competitions including the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the M-Prize International Arts Competition.

Their program at SFA features “Sun Thrower” by Darian Donovan Thomas; “they can finally breathe” by Kennedy Taylor Dixon; “When Babies Sleep” by Nathan Schram; “To Speak As One” by Bobby Ge; and “Thirteen Changes” by Pauline Oliveros.

Ensemble members Hunter Bockes, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos and Julian Velasco are dedicated to expanding and redefining the saxophone quartet repertoire, having premiered over 60 works.

Concert tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.