Six St. Ambrose students have been selected from colleges and universities throughout Iowa to be a part of the 2009 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band Festival in Ames on November 20th and 21st. They are:
Rachel Breitbach, a junior flutist from Dubuque, IA, majoring in Music and Math Education
Luke Foster, a freshman tubist from Burlington, majoring in Philosophy
Lawrence Hammer, a sophomore tubist from Hanna City, IL, majoring in Psychology & Marketing
Heather Runyon, a sophomore clarinetist from St. Louis, MO, majoring in Special Education
Sam Vercimak, a senior trombonist from Mendota, IL, majoring in Mathematics & Chemistry
Asha Wolfe, a senior flutist from East Moline, IL, majoring in Nursing
The 100-member band will represent seventeen Iowa colleges and universities. The group will perform a concert sponsored by the Iowa Music Educators Association at their annual IMEA Conference on the campus of Iowa State University. The concert will be Saturday, November 21st and begins at 230pm in Fisher Theater. The concert is free and open to the public. The guest conductor for the event is Professor Timothy Salzman, Director of Bands at the University of Washington.
Welcome to the SAU Music Department!
The SAU Music Department prepares students for life-long involvement in and service through music by developing performance skills, aesthetic judgment, historical and cultural understanding, and critical thinking.
At St. Ambrose, you will receive high-quality experiences in music within the context of a broad-based liberal
arts education. Class sizes are small, which means you will receive personal
instruction customized to your particular needs and interests.
All students are encouraged to participate in SAU performance ensembles. All bands, choirs and orchestras are comprised of students from a wide variety of majors from across campus in addition to music majors.
A number of ensembles are active at St. Ambrose, and they are open to all students regardless of major. These groups perform at formal and informal events on campus and throughout the community, giving students performance experience before large, diverse audiences.
Scholarship and financial aid opportunities are available to ALL SAU students, regardless of major. Please visit our "Scholarship Auditions" page for more details.
For more information on St. Ambrose's music program,
please click HERE or contact Dr. Gene Bechen, department chair, at 563/333-6149 or email BechenEugeneF@sau.edu