THOUSAND OAKS, CA - The California Lutheran University wind and jazz ensembles will present a concert in Samuelson Chapel at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18.

The University Wind Ensemble conducted by Director of Bands Michael D. Hart will open the fall concert with John Barnes Chance’s popular and exciting “Incantation and Dance.” The ensemble will close the first half with Alfred Reed’s monumental composition “Russian Christmas Music.” Additional works featured include Frank Ticheli’s “Sanctuary” and Jaime Texidor’s “Amparito Roca.”

The Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Peter Woodford, will close the concert with a variety of favorites from the jazz tradition.

Hart also conducts CLU’s Chamber Winds Ensemble and the CLU Pep Band, as well as providing lessons to all trombone, euphonium and tuba students and teaching courses in music theory and ear training. A native of Minnesota, Hart he holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Concordia College in Minnesota and a master’s degree in music from The University of Iowa. He is completing his doctorate in conducting The University of Iowa. Prior to his appointment at CLU, he was a faculty member at Iowa Wesleyan College and a band director in the Minnesota public schools at the elementary, junior high and high school levels.

Woodford, an adjunct lecturer in jazz guitar, has been playing guitar professionally since 1969. For 19 years, he played with The Doc Severinsen NBC Tonight Show Band on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson." He has accompanied a diverse array of musical artists whose styles range from jazz to classical to rock to pop to country. His eclectic career encompasses recordings, television shows, commercials, motion pictures, theatrical productions and concerts. He also works as a fretted instrumentalist for various orchestras in the Los Angeles area.

The chapel is located south of Olsen Road off of Campus Drive on the Thousand Oaks campus. Additional parking is available at the corner of Olsen and Mountclef Boulevard.

Donations will be accepted. For more information, call the Music Department at 805-493-3306 or visit http://www.callutheran.edu.