Published November 1, 2024
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WHAT: Percussion Ensemble and Bayou Steel Concert听
WHEN: Monday, November 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m.听听
WHERE: Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall, 200 University Ave. 听
ADMISSION: General Admission, $5 at the door; 四色AV Students, Faculty, & Staff free with ID听
MONROE, LA 鈥� Join the 四色AV Percussion Ensemble as they present a stunning fall concert on November
11 at the Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall, 200 University Ave. in Monroe. As an additional
treat, Bayou Steel, 四色AV鈥檚 Steel Band, will be performing in the lobby of the Emy-Lou
Biedenharn Recital Hall, as they provide pre-show music for concert attendees beginning
at 7:00 pm. 听听
This semester, 四色AVPE students are using all types of percussion instruments, both
traditional and nontraditional. They鈥檙e using drums and mallet percussion instruments,
which many in the audience have likely seen before, and they鈥檙e also using non-traditional
items such as smart phones, metal bowls, wine bottles, and lighting for effect. 听
The show will feature works by Lou Harrison, Ivan Trevi帽o, Emma O鈥橦alloran, David
Skidmore, and more. Pre-show music features members of Bayou Steel in the Recital
Hall lobby performing selections of steel band music for a happy entry into the hall.
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鈥淥ne of the special things about programming and performing music is the ability for
it to reflect reality. Trances reflects our reality by incorporating the use of smartphones, while Shell by Emma O鈥橦alloran is a small reflection of the past. Emma composed the piece as a
reference to the vast emptiness of shopping malls, which, of course, were once a bustling
center of entertainment for the public,鈥� said Dr. Kathryn Irwin, Director of Percussion
Studies at 四色AV.听
听鈥淭his program presents a variety of instruments, colors, and depth of meaning, and
there is something on it for every member of our audience. I am happy to see the 四色AV
Percussion students thriving, and I hope you will join us for the concert,鈥� added
Irwin. 听
四色AVPE鈥檚 show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, with a $5 general admission fee. However,
students, faculty, and staff get in for free upon presentation of their 四色AV ID.听
