糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to Present Performances by Percussion Ensemble, Trojan Steel Band, and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Choirs
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students perform on campus. Photo by Ben Krain.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Music will present a week of fall finale performances by their musical choirs and ensembles beginning Dec. 1.
The performances begin with the Percussion Ensemble and Trojan Steel Band Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts Building.
The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Percussion Ensemble will perform a diverse program of pieces including 鈥淭axidermy鈥� by Caroline Shaw, written for 12 clay flower pots, vibraphone, and marimba; 鈥淩E: Disaster鈥� by Susan Powell, a bombastic, thrilling quintet for five drums; 鈥淒esert Sunrise鈥� by Alex Stopa, written for keyboard percussion trio; and 鈥�2+1鈥� by Ivan Trevino, a marimba duet played on a shared marimba.
The Trojan Steel Band will perform an exciting mix of tunes across multiple genres. These include Two Soca tunes (鈥淧yxis鈥� and 鈥淐oconut Bay鈥�), 鈥淭hriller鈥� by Michael Jackson, and 鈥淯nder the Sea鈥� from The Little Mermaid by Alan Menkin.
Next, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Choirs will perform their holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., Little Rock. The concert, 鈥淢ysterium,鈥� will include the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Concert Choir, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Women鈥檚 Choir, the Chamber Singers, and Night Shift.
They will perform 鈥淪ing We Noel鈥� by Noel Goemanne, 鈥淐arol of the Bells鈥� by Peter Wilhousky, 鈥淒eck the Halls in 7/8鈥� by James McKelvy, 鈥淥 Magnum Mysterium鈥� by Andrej Makor, 鈥淣oel鈥� by Todd Smith, arr. Brad Holmes, 鈥淧ie Jesu鈥� by Malcom Archer, 鈥淲inter Solstice鈥� by Paul Carey, and 鈥淭antum Ergo鈥� by Gabriel Faure.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Department of Music at 501-569-3294.
