Kristen Thompson
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Class of 2021
  • Youngstown, OH

Kristen Thompson performs in YSU Wind Ensemble

2017 Sep 25

Kristen Thompson of Youngstown, OH, performed in the Dana School of Music Wind Ensemble's fall concert, titled "Movie Magic," Sept. 6 on Harrison Common Field adjacent to the Youngstown State University campus. Thompson is a STEM First Year Engineering major at YSU.

The free movie-themed pops concert included George Gershwin's "Strike Up The Band"; "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" by Michael Kamen; John Mackey's "The Sheltering Sky"; "Wizard of Oz Medley" arranged by James Barnes; Leonard Bernstein's "Mambo" from West Side Story; the "Armed Forces Salute" arranged by Robert Lowden and "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa.

"Harrison Common is an outstanding venue for this music and the YSU Wind Ensemble enjoyed performing under the open sky in its first concert of the semester," said Stephen Gage, director.