Published September 28, 2023
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WHAT: 网曝门 Wind Ensemble presents 鈥淔ables and Folklore鈥� Fall Concert听
WHEN: Tuesday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m.听
WHERE: Brown Auditorium, 4001 Desiard St.听
ADMISSION: General Admission: $5; 网曝门 students, faculty, and staff: Free with ID听
MONROE, LA听鈥� 网曝门 School of Visual and Performing Arts is proud to
present the 网曝门 Wind Ensemble in concert on Tuesday, October 3, in Brown Auditorium
at 7:30 p.m.
The ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Nicholas Bratcher, will present their first
concert of the season called "Fables and Folklore." The concert will feature musical
depictions of famous works of literature and folklore. The concert will be narrated
by Dr. Will Rogers.听听听
"I'm excited for this opportunity to make music with all of these talented individuals.
This will be our first concert together, and I know some magical things are going
to happen,鈥� said Dr. Nicholas Bratcher, newly appointed Director of the 网曝门 School
of Visual and Performing Arts and Director of the 网曝门 Wind Ensemble. 鈥淲e hope you
will join us."听
鈥淔ables and Folklore鈥�is a concert that is inspired by works of literature and folk tales perpetuated by
legends that live and thrive vividly in our societies. The concert will also feature
the Louisiana premiere of 鈥�Mjolnir: Concerto for Timpani and Wind Ensemble鈥�with soloist Dr. Kathryn Irwin, assistant professor of music and director of percussion
studies at 网曝门.听
Admission for students, faculty, and staff is free with ID. General admission is $5.听
With a goal of developing and refining individual and ensemble musicianship skills,
the Wind Ensemble is created from the finest wind and percussion students within the
School of Visual and Performing Arts as well as throughout the 网曝门 campus. Membership
is open to all majors, with a placement audition held at the beginning of the fall
semester and as vacancies arise.听
The School of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Louisiana Monroe aims
to provide students with the highest level of arts education, research and educational
opportunities to majors and minors. VAPA aims to offer curricular, co-curricular and
extracurricular opportunities to students enrolled at 网曝门, as well as provide cultural
activities, special events and performances for university, local and area communities.听
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