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Fanfare: Troy student shares his story and his love of music

September 18, 2019 News

Rojan Maharjan photo Ricky Treloar marching with the Sound of the South. Treloar was assisted in the pregame by Hunter Miller, and in halftime by Jason Albert. Luke Brantley Variety Editor Ricky Treloar’s love of music began in the 6th grade. “I’ve always loved music, so I continued that love of being able to play all throughout middle school, high school and now into college,” he said. Treloar, a freshman music education major from Montgomery, currently plays the trumpet in the Sound of the South Marching Band at Troy University,…

Jazz concert excites tonight

February 27, 2019 Trojan Living

Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer While most of the students have been busy with the mid-semester academic rush, the Troy band jazz ensembles, I and II, have been working hard and practicing for the upcoming concert. “Jazz ensemble is usually an ensemble of about 18 to 20 musicians that consists typically of about five saxophones, five trumpets, five trombones, and rhythm section,” said Dave Camwell, an assistant professor of saxophone and jazz. According to Camwell, the ensemble plays music from all different genres like swing, funk, hip-hop and even classical. “There…