Published Feb 23, 2021
WHAT: VAPA Wind Ensemble concert rescheduled 听
WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 9
WHERE: Live in Brown Auditorium, live streaming on YouTube,
TICKETS: Free tickets to live performance available on Eventbrite,
INFO:ulm.edu/vapa or
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The University of Louisiana Monroe School of Visual and Performing Arts Wind Ensemble
concert has been rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
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The concert was originally set for Thursday, Feb. 25. The concert will be live at
Brown Auditorium and live streaming on the ().
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The university鈥檚 closure the week of Feb. 15-19 during the winter storm led to the
decision to reschedule the concert.
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鈥淏ecause of complications due to the winter storm which many are still dealing with,
and the university being closed last week, we needed to reschedule the performance
to March 9,鈥� said VAPA Director Derle R. Long, Ph.D.
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Eventbrite tickets already issued will be honored, and more are available at (search for 四色AV Wind Ensemble). The tickets are free.
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Seating in the auditorium is limited to 75, and a ticket is needed for admission.
Masks and social distancing are required.
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About the VAPA Wind Ensemble concert
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Conductors for the performance are Long 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 Frank Ticheli, 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, ulm.edu/vapa, or .
