The EOU Community Symphonic Band is an inter-generational band that rehearses weekly for fall, winter, and spring concerts. Admission is free to these concerts, but donations are always appreciated.
The band provides large ensemble experiences for students from small schools and is sponsored by the Community School for the Arts in partnership with ArtsEast and Eastern Oregon University. There is a $20 application fee to join. All experience levels are welcome!
If you are interested in participating in the EOU Community Symphonic Band, please contact ArtsEast or complete an application online. The application fee will need to be dropped off at ArtsEast.
In order to download, complete, and save an application to your computer, please download a FREE copy of Adobe Reader X before you proceed.
NOTE: You can also print the application by clicking on the link and print. Once completed, please mail it, along with your application fee, to ArtsEast.
About the Director:
The EOU Community Symphonic Band director, Dr. Teun Fetz, has performed and studied with some of the finest wind and symphonic band conductors in the United States including: The University of Oregon Community Symphonic Band, directed by Robert Ponto; The University of Michigan Symphony Band directed by H. Robert Reynolds; The University of Illinois Wind Symphony directed by James Keene, and the United States Air force “Band of Mid-America” in suburban St. Louis, under the direction of Colonel Steven Grimo.
Their past program included:
- Whither Must I Wander by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew by James Curnow
- 1812 Overture by Peter Tchaikovsky, Arranged by Mark Williams
- Queen City March by W. H. Boorn (A Tribute to Cincinnati)
- Quad City Stomp by Michael Sweeney
- Of Sailors and Whales (Four Scenes from Melville by Francis McBeth: A Programmatic Piece Based on Moby Dick)
- John Williams in Concert (A Theme Music Medley including: Mission Impossible, Imperial March, Star Wars, Cantina Band, Olympic Spirit, Jaws, and E.T.)
