Published Nov. 23, 2021
The University of Louisiana Monroe School of Visual and Performing Arts presents the
annual Holidays at ULM concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 30 in Brown Auditorium.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Photo by ULM Media Services
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WHAT: ULM Wind Ensemble and Concert Choir Holidays at ULM concert
WHEN: Tuesday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Brown Theater
INFO: Free and the public is invited
By Ashlyn Dupree
ULM Office of Marketing and Communications
The University of Louisiana Monroe Wind Ensemble and Concert Choir will combine efforts
for the annual Holidays at ULM concert on Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in ULM’s
Brown Theater. The public is invited to attend this free holiday performance.
The Wind Ensemble is conducted by School of Visual and Performing Arts Director Derle
R. Long, Ph.D., and Director of ULM Athletic Bands Allen Parrish, DMA.
Selections chosen for the Wind Ensemble portion of the performance include “A Festival
Fanfare for Christmas,” “Minor Alterations,” “Jubilee,” “Bugler’s Holiday,” and “Sleigh Ride.” Trumpeters
Solomon Abang, Daniel Simons, Noah Rampmaier, and Jonathan DeCou will be featured
in “Bugler’s Holiday.” Included in the repertoire for this performance is a setting
of “Silent Night” by local composer Herb Bassett. Bassett will serve as guest conductor
for “Silent Night.”
Following the Wind Ensemble, the Chamber Singers will perform “Vox Populi,” a six-part
a cappella piece sung from the balcony. The Warhawk Singers (tenor/bass ensemble)
and Bayou La Belle (soprano/alto ensemble) will unite to perform under the direction
of VAPA Assistant Professor Carlton Kilpatrick, Ph.D. The program will continue with
the ULM Concert Choir under Director of Choral Activities Deborah Chandler, Ph.D.
Two of the selections will be “Joyful, Joyful” from “Sister Act 2” and a combined
choir piece written in 1998 as a tribute to Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk entitled
“Hope for Resolution.” This song is a juxtaposition of a European chant melody and
an anti-apartheid song of South Africa. During the choral half of the program, two
choral music education students will each conduct one of the ensembles. Justin Havard
is the accompanist for all of ULM’s choral ensembles.
For more information on this performance, visit the ULM School of Visual and Performing
Arts in the College of Arts, Education, and Sciences at ulm.edu/vapa.
