College of the Ozarks Concert Band to perform spring concert Friday, May 2

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — The College of the Ozarks Concert Band will perform the spring concert on Friday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Jones Auditorium. The performance is open to students, faculty, staff, and the public.

“One of the aspects that really excites me about this concert is that we will be featuring two talented students from the band: Zane Kelley will be performing ‘Diversion,’ a concerto for alto saxophone and band, and Will Gentes will play a concerto for euphonium titled ‘Rhapsody for Euphonium and Concert Band,’” said Dr. Kevin Powers, assistant professor of music and director of bands. “Both Zane and Will have been doing great with these challenging pieces and have risen to the occasion. I cannot wait for the public to hear their performances.”

Program

“Mambo,” by Leonard Bernstein/arr. Michael Sweeney 

“Diversion,” by Bernhard Heiden

“Rhapsody for Euphonium and Concert Band,” by James Curnow

“Silverado,” by Bruce Broughton/arr. Randol Bass 

“Abide With Me,” by William Monk, Henry Lyte/arr. Jay Dawson

“Rikudim-Four Israeli Folk Dances for Band,” by Jan Van der Roost

“Colossus of Columbia,” by Russell Alexander/arr. Glenn Cliffe Bainum

“The Golden Age of Broadway,” by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II/arr. John Moss

More about Dr. Kevin Powers

Dr. Kevin Powers serves as associate professor of music at College of the Ozarks. He oversees all aspects of the instrumental program, which includes conducting the Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, and Pep Band. Music ensembles under Powers’ direction have given numerous concerts both on and off campus, including a performance trip to Washington, D.C. Before coming to C of O, Powers taught fifth through eighth grade junior high band and general music in Harrisonville, Missouri. He was previously the orchestra director at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, and before this, director of bands at Central Baptist College in Conway, Arkansas. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in music from Emporia State University and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. Powers lives in the Branson area with his wife and daughter.

For more information, please contact the College of the Ozarks Public Relations Office.

About College of the Ozarks

College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian, liberal arts college, located in Point Lookout, Missouri, on a 1,000-acre campus. Christian values, hard work, and fiscal responsibility comprise the fundamental building blocks of the “Hard Work U.” experience. The College earns numerous accolades yearly, including No. 2 Best Performers on Social Mobility-Regional Colleges in the Midwest and No. 4 Best Regional College in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025 and No. 3 Best Bang for the Buck by Washington Monthly, 2024. To achieve its vision, the College pursues academic, vocational, Christian, patriotic, and cultural goals. These goals are mirrored in School of the Ozarks, a laboratory school that completes the K-college model.

The Keeter Center — the College’s award-winning lodge, restaurant, and conference facility — earns awards consistently, including the TripAdvisor Best of the Best Award 2024 and the Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 from ConventionSouth magazine. The Keeter Center features historic lodging, fine dining, and meeting rooms. With more than 350 student workers, it is the largest workstation on campus.