“Helmcamp” Concerto for Piano, two trumpets and Wind Ensemble

Thank you!

The premiere of the “Helmcamp” Concerto was held on Saturday, May 18 with the current Wind Symphony of the Golden Pride of Cleburne High with an audience of around 250 in attendance. $13,964 was raised for the Helmcamp Memorial Scholarship Fund during the month of May. Thank you to all who attended or donated!

Original press release

7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2024

Don Smith Performing Arts Center at Cleburne High School

850 N Nolan River Rd, Cleburne, TX

Cleburne hosts the World Premiere of the “Helmcamp” Concerto, composed by CHS and Golden Pride alumnus Kerry Nelson Jones, and performed by fellow CHS graduates and Golden Pride members, accompanied by the current Golden Pride of Cleburne High.

Candy Bawcombe (CHS ’74), piano

Dr. James Sims (CHS ’75), trumpet

Craig McKennon (CHS ’75), trumpet

Jason Jones (CHS ’94), conductor

7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2024 – free and open to the public

Donations accepted for the benefit of the Helmcamp Scholarship Fund