Published November 1, 2024
Want to go?
WHAT: Percussion Ensemble and Bayou Steel Concert
WHEN: Monday, November 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall, 200 University Ave.
ADMISSION: General Admission, $5 at the door; ULM Students, Faculty, & Staff free with ID
MONROE, LA – Join the ULM Percussion Ensemble as they present a stunning fall concert on November
11 at the Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall, 200 University Ave. in Monroe. As an additional
treat, Bayou Steel, ULM’s Steel Band, will be performing in the lobby of the Emy-Lou
Biedenharn Recital Hall, as they provide pre-show music for concert attendees beginning
at 7:00 pm.
This semester, ULMPE students are using all types of percussion instruments, both
traditional and nontraditional. They’re using drums and mallet percussion instruments,
which many in the audience have likely seen before, and they’re also using non-traditional
items such as smart phones, metal bowls, wine bottles, and lighting for effect.
The show will feature works by Lou Harrison, Ivan Treviño, Emma O’Halloran, David
Skidmore, and more. Pre-show music features members of Bayou Steel in the Recital
Hall lobby performing selections of steel band music for a happy entry into the hall.
“One of the special things about programming and performing music is the ability for
it to reflect reality. Trances reflects our reality by incorporating the use of smartphones, while Shell by Emma O’Halloran is a small reflection of the past. Emma composed the piece as a
reference to the vast emptiness of shopping malls, which, of course, were once a bustling
center of entertainment for the public,” said Dr. Kathryn Irwin, Director of Percussion
Studies at ULM.
“This program presents a variety of instruments, colors, and depth of meaning, and
there is something on it for every member of our audience. I am happy to see the ULM
Percussion students thriving, and I hope you will join us for the concert,” added
Irwin.
ULMPE’s show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, with a $5 general admission fee. However,
students, faculty, and staff get in for free upon presentation of their ULM ID.
