Published February 20, 2017
Haitian native composer, conductor, and clinician, Sydney Guillaume, will hold a lecture
and present a concert at the University of Louisiana Monroe as a part of School of
Visual and Performing Arts鈥� (VAPA) annual Composer in Residence Series.
Both the lecture and the concert will be held in Biedenharn Recitel Hall. The lecture
will be at 11 a.m. and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m on February 21, 2017.聽
Guillaume鈥檚 lecture will discuss the music of Haiti, as well as its applications to
his own compositions.
The Miami Herald has praised Guillaume鈥檚 choral music for its 鈥渋mpressive maturity
and striking melodic distinction.鈥�
The concert will feature the 四色AV Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performing selections
from Guillaume鈥檚 vocal compositions, including some acapella and some accompanied
by Haitian-based drumming.聽
Guillaume infuses his music with the rhythms and structures of his homeland to create
unique works of music.
His choral works have also been featured at numerous conferences and international
festivals like the American Choral Directors Association, the World Choir Hames and
Ireland鈥檚 Cork International Choral Festival.
For more information, contact Dr. Derle Long at long@ulm.edu or contact the VAPA Office
at 318-342-1414
