POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Three Rivers College music students, area high school students, and community musicians will unite for a unique band and wind ensemble concert on Tuesday, May 10.

The Three Rivers College Symphonic Band and the Heartland Winds and Percussion Ensemble will join together or the unique concert at 7 p.m.. The Heartland Ensemble is a professional group of musicians from the Southeast Missouri region, under the direction of Dr. Robert Gifford, a conductor and music education consultant from Cape Girardeau. William T. “Buddy” White, instructor of music at Three Rivers, will conduct the Three Rivers Symphonic Band, which includes college students, area high school musicians and community members.

“The focus of the concert is to present a quality performance by two groups that are unique not only to this area but to the entire state,” said White, who displays great pride for his musicians. “You will hear one of the best performances of symphonic band music that has ever been played in our area.”

No admission will be charged for the concert, which will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 10 in the the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the Three Rivers campus on Poplar Bluff. For more information about the concert or music programs at Three Rivers College, please contact Buddy or Cindy White at (573) 840-9639, or cwhite@trcc.edu.


What: Symphonic Band Concert
Where:Tinnin Fine Arts Center, Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff
When: Tuesday, May 12 @ 7 p.m.