ARKADELPHIA, Ark., April 16 -- Henderson State University issued the following news release:

Henderson State University's Wind Ensemble will present two concerts next week that are free and open to the public.

The first performance, on Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m., is a special side-by-side collaboration with the Malvern High School Concert Band at the Malvern High School auditorium. The Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Montgomery Hill and Nevada Mills, will join forces with the Malvern Band, directed by Jon Stevenson, in a performance that highlights the power of community engagement through music.

As a part of the Showband of Arkansas reunion, the Wind Ensemble will perform the concert again on Saturday, April 25, at 3 p.m. on...