The University School of Music is hosting a variety of concerts this week, which began with Monday night’s presentation, High Voltage, a production of the Experimental Music and Digital Media program.
The shows continue tonight with two concerts. At the Union Theater, the University Symphonic Band will be giving its last show of the semester. Directed by Roy King, the group will be performing pieces by composers Alfred Reed, Richard Strauss and Gordon Jacob. The program also includes a performance of Rick Kirby’s “An American Fanfare.” Tickets to the concert are $12 for students, $17 for faculty and staff, and $20 for the public.
Tonight’s other concert will be held in the School of Music’s Recital Hall. The show will present music composed by Boyd Professor Dinos Constantinides, previewing a show Constantinides will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Nov. 30.
The show will feature a number of current students and professors, as well as two former members of Norway’s Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets for the show are available at the door and are $10.
The week of shows will be capped off with Sunday’s 63rd annual Candlelight Concert at the Union Theater. Under the direction of John Dickson, the University A Capella Choir will perform a variety of Christmas music. Tunes will come from Russian, Spanish, French and Latin cultures, with many others.
For the first time in the program’s history, audience members will be given the opportunity to join the choir in singing famous traditional Christmas carols. The LSU Brass Consort will accompany the a capella group in a processional, as well as the audience participation section. Tickets are available online and are $12 for students, $17 for faculty and staff and $20 for the public.
What: LSU Symphonic Band concert
When: 7:30 p.m. tonight
Where: Union Theater
Tickets: $12 for students, $17 for faculty and staff, $20 for public
What: Dinos Constantinides Faculty Recital
When: 7:30 p.m. tonight
Where: School of Music Recital Hall
Tickets: $10 at the door
What: 63rd annual Candlelight Concert
When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday
Where: Union Theater
Tickets: $12 for students, $17 for faculty and staff, $20 for public