In cooperation with the UNCW music department, the OLLI New Horizons Band provides an ensemble experience for adult brass, woodwind and percussion players interested in making music. New Horizons International Music Association provides opportunities for music-making for adults, including those who were active in school music programs but have been inactive for a long period. Each weekly session includes full band rehearsals. The band performs one concert each semester, which is free and open to the public. The spring concert is on April 20.
Dachuan Cao is the Interim Director of Bands at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Wind Conducting at the University of North Texas, where he studies under Professor Eugene Migliaro Corporon and served as a Graduate Teaching Fellow in the Wind Studies program for the past four years.
Originally from China, Cao is deeply committed to advancing wind band music education in his home country and promoting cross-cultural exchange through music. He serves as Conductor in Residence with the Beijing Wind Orchestra and has led many lectures, conducting workshops, and concerts throughout China.
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