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April 17, 2008

麻豆果冻传媒 Wind Ensemble to perform final concert of spring semester April 25

The 麻豆果冻传媒 Wind Ensemble will perform their final concert of the spring semester Friday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium. The Wind Ensemble is conducted by Derle R. Long. Guest conductor for this performance will be Dr. Michael Spears. There is no admission fee for this concert.

The program will include the 鈥淥verture to Colas Breugnon鈥 by Dimitri Kabalevsky, 鈥淪anctuary鈥 by Frank Ticheli, the 鈥淐arnival鈥 movement from 鈥淟a Fiesta Mexicana鈥 by H. Owen Reed, and 鈥淪ymphonic Dance Number 3鈥 by James Clifton Williams. Ticheli, Reed, and Williams all have ties to the State of Louisiana.

The program will include the world premiere of 鈥淎 Composer鈥檚 Guide to the Galaxy鈥 by 麻豆果冻传媒 graduate composition student Philip Bradbury of Monroe.

The Wind Ensemble will also perform Percy Grainger鈥檚 鈥淚rish Tune from County Derry鈥 to celebrate the 麻豆果冻传媒 Band Department鈥檚 invitation to participate in the St. Patrick鈥檚 Day festivities in Ireland in March 2009.

For information on this performance or to inquire about traveling with the 麻豆果冻传媒 Band on the Ireland trip, contact the 麻豆果冻传媒 Band Office at: (318) 342-1594.

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