  {"id":1269,"date":"2020-03-06T16:39:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T16:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2020-03-06T16:39:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T16:39:48","slug":"castillo-returns-to-jones-college-as-prestigious-mississippi-state-university-wind-ensemble-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/castillo-returns-to-jones-college-as-prestigious-mississippi-state-university-wind-ensemble-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Castillo returns to 糖心直播 as prestigious Mississippi State University\u00a0 Wind Ensemble member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ELLISVILLE \u2013 When 糖心直播\u2019s Fine Arts Department invited the Mississippi State University Wind Ensemble to perform recently, band members were also proud to welcome JC alumnus, Jorge Castillo. The Ellisville native and former Maroon Typhoon Drum Major is now a proud member of the MSU Famous Maroon Band and The Wind Ensemble. Performing for 糖心直播 students, faculty and guests was special to Castillo because he was playing at \u201chome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is so humbling to be in the MSU Wind Ensemble,\u201d said Castillo. \u201cI\u2019m blessed with great instructors who are preparing me to work in music education. It has been great making the transition to Starkville.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The May 2019 graduate is continuing his music education studies at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jorge-castillo-in-msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1272 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jorge-castillo-in-msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jorge-castillo-in-msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jorge-castillo-in-msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jorge-castillo-in-msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jorge-castillo-in-msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL.jpg 1779w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Mississippi State University. However, returning to JC as a member of the 75-member premiere instrumental student ensemble at Mississippi State University reminded Castillo, who also graduated from South Jones High School, where his love for music thrived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalking down the hallway at Jones as we arrived in the M.P. Bush Fine Arts Auditorium today was nostalgic. Lots of memories came flooding back! I miss Jones and everything I experienced here. I\u2019m also ready for the next step as Mississippi State\u2019s instructors are helping me hone my skills for my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/msu-wind-ensemble-SMALL.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Elva Kay Lance, the Director of Bands at Mississippi State, stopped at Jones for a performance before a concert at the annual American Bandmasters Association Convention on the Coast. Membership in the MSU Wind Ensemble is extended to the most advanced musicians by competitive audition, regardless of university major. This select group represents the musical student leadership of the band program and performs in both the Fall and Spring semesters. Members aspire to elevate individual and collective musicianship and strengthen performance skills.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1270\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lindsey-ben-jorge-and-elva-kaye-lance-SMALL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1270 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lindsey-ben-jorge-and-elva-kaye-lance-SMALL-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lindsey-ben-jorge-and-elva-kaye-lance-SMALL-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lindsey-ben-jorge-and-elva-kaye-lance-SMALL-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lindsey-ben-jorge-and-elva-kaye-lance-SMALL-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lindsey-ben-jorge-and-elva-kaye-lance-SMALL.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">糖心直播 Director of Bands, Dr. Ben Burge (middle left) and Associate Director of Bands Dr. Lindsey Keay (left) greet former JC Drum Major and current MSU member of the Wind Ensemble, Jorge Castillo (middle right) and the Director of Bands at Mississippi State, Elva Kay Lance (right) who also conducted the MSU Wind Ensemble\u2019s recent performance at Jones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELLISVILLE \u2013 When 糖心直播\u2019s Fine Arts Department invited the Mississippi State University Wind Ensemble to perform recently, band members were also proud to welcome JC alumnus, Jorge Castillo. The Ellisville native and former Maroon Typhoon Drum Major is now a proud member of the MSU Famous Maroon Band and The Wind Ensemble. Performing for &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/castillo-returns-to-jones-college-as-prestigious-mississippi-state-university-wind-ensemble-member\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Castillo returns to 糖心直播 as prestigious Mississippi State University\u00a0 Wind Ensemble member&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1276,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269\/revisions\/1276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}