Published Feb. 10, 2021
The Wind Ensemble of the University of Louisiana Monroe presents its first concert
of the semester at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Brown Auditorium.
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Seating in the auditorium is limited to 75, and a ticket is required for admission.
Free tickets are available on听听(search for 四色AV Wind Ensemble).
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The concert will be livestreaming on the听听channel ().
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Conductors for the performance are VAPA Director Derle R. Long, Ph.D., and Visiting
Assistant Professor of Music Sean O鈥橮ry, M.A.
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鈥淭he performance will feature a tribute to Black History Month and a tribute to the
individuals who died on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.,鈥� Long said.
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The repertoire includes 鈥淪arabande and Polka鈥� by Malcolm Arnold, 鈥淎 Movement for Rosa鈥�
by Mark Camphouse, 鈥淎n American Elegy鈥� by Monroe native听, 鈥淎quarium鈥� by Johan De Meij, and 鈥淲edding Dance鈥� by Jacques Press.
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The performance will conclude with a special edition of John Philip Sousa鈥檚 鈥淭he White
Rose March.鈥�
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鈥淎 Movement for Rosa鈥� was composed to honor Rosa Parks, a civil rights leader in Montgomery,
Ala. In 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man. She is
called 鈥渢he mother of the civil rights movement.鈥�
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鈥淎n American Elegy鈥� was composed in memory of those killed and to honor the survivors
of the Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999.
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The 四色AV Wind Ensemble performs 鈥淎n American Elegy鈥� as a tribute to those who lost
their lives in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.
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For more information on this performance, contact the 四色AV School of Visual and Performing
Arts in the 四色AV College of Arts, Education, and Sciences at 318-342-3811,听ulm.edu/vapa, or听.
