Graduate Conductor Noah Woody conducts three musical pieces in his Graduate Conducting Recital during WKU’s Department of Music Wind Ensemble Recital in Van Meter Hall on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Natasha Gomez)
The WKU Campus Community Band performed a concert at Van Meter Hall, Monday night with the WKU Wind Ensemble.
The Campus Community Band is a group of over 60 musicians that includes active students, alumni, and members of the local community. The band performed with the WKU Wind Ensemble, which had special guest Graduate Conductor Noah Woody.
The performance included songs such as “Red Rocks Fanfare,” “Joy in All Things” and “Sheltering Sky.”
After the concert, the performer’s families and friends greeted them with roses, like Lily Faulkenberg, a graduate student majoring in Organizational Leadership.
Faulkenberg attended in support of her two friends who were performing in the concert.
“In high school, I played percussion, so I really enjoy watching the percussionists,” Faulkenberg said.
Graduate Conductor Megan Withers conducts two songs, “To Dance in the Secret Garden” and “Amparito Roca”, during the Campus Community Band performance before WKU’s Department of Music Wind Ensemble Recital in Van Meter Hall on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Natasha Gomez)Graduate Conductor Megan Withers conducts two songs, “To Dance in the Secret Garden” and “Amparito Roca”, during the Campus Community Band performance before WKU’s Department of Music Wind Ensemble Recital in Van Meter Hall on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Natasha Gomez)Percussionist Jack Calhoun plays the kettledrums in songs conducted by Noah Woody during WKU’s Department of Music Wind Ensemble Recital in Van Meter Hall on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Natasha Gomez)Graduate Conductor Noah Woody conducts three musical pieces in his Graduate Conducting Recital during WKU’s Department of Music Wind Ensemble Recital in Van Meter Hall on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Natasha Gomez)Dr. Gary Schallert gives a thumbs up after the Campus Community Band performance during WKU’s Department of Music Wind Ensemble Recital in Van Meter Hall on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Natasha Gomez)Graduate Conductor Noah Woody smiles at the audience after conducting two songs during the Campus Community Band performance and then conducts the entirety of WKU’s Department of Music Wind Ensemble Recital in Van Meter Hall on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Natasha Gomez)Graduate Conductor Noah Woody conducting the final musical piece of the night, “Symphony No. 1 ‘Lord of the Rings’” by Johann de Meij during WKU’s Department of Music Wind Ensemble Recital in Van Meter Hall on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Natasha Gomez)
