The ULM Wind Ensemble will present its first concert of the semester at 7:30 p.m.,
Thursday, Oct. 26, in Brown Theater. The performance is free and the public is invited.
The Wind Ensemble is the premier instrumental performing group of the University of
Louisiana Monroe School of Visual and Performing Arts and is comprised of music majors
and student musicians from other degree programs at ULM.
Conductors of the Wind Ensemble are Derle R. Long and Steven Pederson. Guest conductors
for this performance are Kenna Veronee and Sean O’Pry.
WANT TO GO?
WHAT: ULM Wind Ensemble Concert
WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26
WHERE: Brown Theater
COST: Free
INFO: 342-1414
The program will feature compositions by several American composers including Claude
T. Smith, James Clifton Williams, James Barnes, John Williams, Morton Gould, and British
composer Malcolm Arnold. The program will begin with “Eternal Father Strong to Save”
which is based on the Navy hymn by the same name.
Graduate student Sean O’Pry will conduct John Williams’ “Hymn For The Fallen,” composed
for the film “Saving Private Ryan” and offered in this performance as a tribute to
the fallen in the tragedy in Las Vegas earlier this month. Members of the ULM Concert
Choir will join the Wind Ensemble for this performance.
Kenna Veronee is new to the ULM music faculty and will conduct the fun and tuneful
“Four Scottish Dances” by Malcolm Arnold.
The performance will conclude with Steven Pederson conducting Morton Gould’s march
American Salute based on the Civil War tune “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again.”
For more information, contact the VAPA Box Office at 342-1414.
Oct. 24, 2017
