news-category: Performing Arts Winners of ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ Songwriting Competition in Concert on Jan. 22 By Office of University Communications On January 20, 2022 Event also Features Low Brass Professor Dave Wulfeck BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The winners of a recent songwriting competition sponsored by the ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ Department of Music will present their compositions on Saturday, Jan. 22, in a concert in Stewart Hall, Tucker Student Center. Held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the program is presented by the Distinguished Artist Series and the Alfred & Shirley Wampler Caudill Fund. The winners include: undergraduates, Sam Rollins and Jarin Watkins; alumna, Amy Lyn Reeves; and graduate student, Aidan Wirshing, who is an intern for the ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ Baseball team. The event also features GWU’s low brass professor and songwriter, Dave Wulfeck, performing some of his original songs. Other songwriters on the program are Dontavious Llyod, Jimmy Gilbert, Kim Ware and Jeff Wall. Judges for the competition were from the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI). Tickets are $10 general admission and free for students of all schools and their directors, and ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ faculty, staff and students. Masks are required. For more information about the event, call or text 704-466-4710. Tickets available Auxiliary aids will be made available to persons with disabilities upon request 10 days prior to event. Please call (704) 406-4253 or email [email protected] with your request. ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to six professional schools, 14 academic departments, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ.edu.
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