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Band, Percussion Ensemble in Concert May 4

Fresh from a gig at Morgan Freeman鈥檚 blues club in Clarksdale, Miss., 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Trojan Pep Band and Percussion Ensemble will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Fine Arts Building. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Department of Music. For more information, contact Charles Law at 501-569-3294. The Percussion Ensemble, directed by Law, will perform various selections featuring members of the ensemble performing works by Yes including 鈥淗eart of the Sunrise鈥� and 鈥淢ood for a Day.鈥� The ensemble will also perform with a narrator to present a tribute to veterans and families featuring the music of Samuel Barber鈥檚 鈥淎dagio for Strings.鈥� The concert will feature Guido Richie on trumpet and Matt Dickson on tenor saxophone 鈥� both are music department alumni.

The Concert Program 鈥淛osie鈥� by Steely Dan 鈥淎ll Blues鈥� by Miles Davis 鈥淐ut the Cake鈥� by The Average White Band 鈥淪hining Star鈥� by Earth, Wind, and Fire 鈥淪weet Home Chicago鈥� by Robert Johnson

In addition to performing at Freeman鈥檚 Ground Zero Blues Club, the pep band also performed at the annual Juke Joint Music Festival, the only university group to do so. The group has performed across the Midwest from Chicago to New Orleans.