UL Wind Ensemble to perform Homecoming Concert
Mon, 09/25/2023 - 3:56pm
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The UL Wind Ensemble presents the University Homecoming Concert on Wednesday, October 18 at 7:30 pm in Angelle Auditorium. The concert is free & open to all, with selections that commemorate the Lafayette Parish Bicentennial and UL’s 125th birthday.
This year’s Homecoming Theme is “Ragin’ Cajuns Cheer for 125 Years” featuring selections from 1898, including music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and John Philip Sousa. For the Parish Bicentennial, music by Beethoven and Rossini hail from 1823. Dr. Paul Morton will be featured trumpet soloist.
The program also includes CELEBRATION! by Bruce Broughton, and RIVERS OF AIR by Jake Runestad. MAGNOLIA STAR (Steve Danyew) is inspired by famous luxury train service that ran to New Orleans.
For more information: Dr. Wm. Hochkeppel, Director of Bands 337-257-9051
hochkeppel@louisiana.edu