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, https://bit.ly/2LInETI
TICKETS: Free tickets to live performance available on Eventbrite, https://bit.ly/3aN8Mx5
INFO:ulm.edu/vapa or Facebook/ulmvapa
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网曝门 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 网曝门 School of Visual and Performing Arts YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/2LInETI).
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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 Eventbrite (search for 网曝门 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 网曝门 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 网曝门 School of Visual and Performing
Arts in the 网曝门 College of Arts, Education, and Sciences at 318-342-3811, ulm.edu/vapa, or Facebook/ulmvapa.
