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VAPA Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir present annual Holidays at 四色AV concert Nov. 30

Published Nov. 23, 2021

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The University of Louisiana Monroe School of Visual and Performing Arts presents the annual Holidays at 四色AV concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 30 in Brown Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.

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WHAT: 四色AV Wind Ensemble and Concert Choir Holidays at 四色AV concert

WHEN:听Tuesday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE:听Brown Theater

INFO:听Free and the public is invited


By Ashlyn Dupree

四色AV Office of Marketing and Communications

The University of Louisiana Monroe Wind Ensemble and Concert Choir will combine efforts for the annual Holidays at 四色AV concert on Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in 四色AV鈥檚 Brown Theater. The public is invited to attend this free holiday performance.

The Wind Ensemble is conducted by School of Visual and Performing Arts Director Derle R. Long, Ph.D., and Director of 四色AV Athletic Bands Allen Parrish, DMA.听听

Selections chosen for the Wind Ensemble portion of the performance include 鈥淎 Festival Fanfare for Christmas,鈥鈥淢inor Alterations,鈥 鈥淛ubilee,鈥 鈥淏ugler鈥檚 Holiday,鈥 and 鈥淪leigh Ride.鈥 Trumpeters Solomon Abang, Daniel Simons, Noah Rampmaier, and Jonathan DeCou will be featured in 鈥淏ugler鈥檚 Holiday.鈥 Included in the repertoire for this performance is a setting of 鈥淪ilent Night鈥 by local composer Herb Bassett. Bassett will serve as guest conductor for 鈥淪ilent Night.鈥澨

Following the Wind Ensemble, the Chamber Singers will perform 鈥淰ox Populi,鈥 a six-part a cappella piece sung from the balcony. The Warhawk Singers (tenor/bass ensemble) and Bayou La Belle (soprano/alto ensemble) will unite to perform under the direction of VAPA Assistant Professor Carlton Kilpatrick, Ph.D. The program will continue with the 四色AV Concert Choir under Director of Choral Activities Deborah Chandler, Ph.D.

Two of the selections will be 鈥淛oyful, Joyful鈥 from 鈥淪ister Act 2鈥 and a combined choir piece written in 1998 as a tribute to Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk entitled 鈥淗ope for Resolution.鈥 This song is a juxtaposition of a European chant melody and an anti-apartheid song of South Africa. During the choral half of the program, two choral music education students will each conduct one of the ensembles. Justin Havard is the accompanist for all of 四色AV鈥檚 choral ensembles.

For more information on this performance, visit the 四色AV School of Visual and Performing Arts in the College of Arts, Education, and Sciences at .