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FSC Symphony Band performs

LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 17, 2001) - Florida Southern College presents "Music Under the Stars" featuring the FSC Symphony Band Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pipkin Bandshell on campus. Conductor Jo Jossim leads the band through a light-hearted repertoire assisted by colleague Brian Brink, with music by Ticheli, Anderson, Bernstein, Gould, Reed, and Filmore.

Admission is free with open seating. In the event of rain, the performance will be held in Branscomb Auditorium.

About Jo Jossim
Jo Jossim, Ph.D., director of bands at Florida Southern College, received her bachelor's degree in music education from the University of South Florida in Tampa. After earning her master's in oboe performance from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver, Jossim was appointed interim conductor of the Lamont Symphony Orchestra. In 1991 she returned to her native Florida and earned her doctoral degree at Florida State University. She joined the faculty of Florida Southern College in September 1999.

About Brian Brink
Brian Brink, D.M.A., has served as an adjunct instructor and assistant professor in the music department for a number of years. This year he joins the regular college faculty with a specialty in brass arts. Brink completed his master's in music at the University of North Texas and earned his doctorate in performance/trombone from The Florida State University in 1998. Since coming to FSC, Brink organized the design and construction of the 12-unit music technology lab and 13-unit piano lab on campus. He has played a significant role in FSC's summer band camps since summer 2000, and he directs the FSC Jazz Ensemble.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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