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November 12, 2009

ذكذكتسئµâ€™s Division of VAPA concerts slated for Nov. 17 and 23

The University of Louisiana at Monroe’s Visual and Performing Arts division will offer several performances in November for music lovers of all stripes.



Tuesday Nov. 17 - The ذكذكتسئµ Jazz Ensemble presents one of the most popular and exciting concerts given each semester at ذكذكتسئµ at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium. The 19-piece big band performs high energy jazz, Latin-jazz, funk and swing music.

ذكذكتسئµ music faculty member Larry Anderson directs the ذكذكتسئµ Jazz Ensemble. The concert will feature special guest artist Daniel Sumner, guitar, and student vocalist Elizabeth Boston Bennett.

Works such as "Louisiana Hot Sauce," "Orange Colored Sky," "Thou Swell," "Unstuck in Funk," "Gentle Rain" and many others will be performed.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Monday, Nov. 23 - The ذكذكتسئµ Percussion Ensemble will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.

The ensemble will perform popular pieces such as "Kpatsa" by the African Ensemble, "Comedian's Gallop" and "The Bee's Melody" by the Steel Band, "Ku-Ka-Ilimoku," "Triplets," and “Recycled.â€‌

Dr. Mel Mobley and Michael Holdiness, graduate assistant, will contribute.

The concert will feature members of the ذكذكتسئµ Dance Department on an African piece. The ensemble will capture the audience’s imagination through a wide variety of percussion instruments and styles.

ذكذكتسئµ music faculty member Larry Anderson directs the ذكذكتسئµ Percussion Ensemble.

Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information about these and all VAPA events, contact the ذكذكتسئµ Band Office at 318-342-1594 or the ذكذكتسئµ VAPA ticket office at 318-342-1414 or vist the ذكذكتسئµ Events Calendar at:
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