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Events | Arts and SciencesOctober 17, 2022

Octuba-Fest Returns for 2022

The  ΝΓΧΣΟΘΙϊ Department of Music and Theatre is delighted to announce its 16th Octubafest on Sunday, Oct. 23, at the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center in the Reynolds Room.

All lovers of low brass, both students in grades 9-12 and adults, are invited to bring their trombones, euphoniums/baritones, and tubas for a mass play-along rehearsal that begins at 1:30 p.m.

The event was suspended for two years because of the COVID pandemic, but directors are energized to see a return to the stage.

β€œWe are excited to bring back Octubafest,” said Alexandra Zacharella, Director of Bands and associate professor in Music and Theatre. β€œIt was 2019 when we last performed together, and we are thrilled to be back on the polka scene with a fun afternoon of music making.”

β€œIt will be great to have area middle school, junior high, and senior high students to join us,” Zacharella said.

At 5 p.m., Octubafest culminates in a concert featuring the ΝΓΧΣΟΘΙϊ Low Brass Studio and Bordertown Bones under Zacharella’s direction, with the mass low brass playing along.