MVCB to perform music by Alfred Reed, Roger Nixon and Sousa at December concert

American composer Alfred Reed’s band suite “Othello” is so challenging, evocative and “absolutely delightful” that it becomes “the centerpiece of the concert whether you want it to or not,” quipped Dr. William Clark in a brief conversation about the upcoming concert of the Mesilla Valley Concert Band. The ensemble will perform Othello in its entirely, along with works by Roger Nixon, Claude T. Smith, and as always, John Philip Sousa. Dr. Clark talked with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about the composers and the concert, which takes place on Sunday, Dec. 13.