The LSU Wind Ensemble performed in the Student Union Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.
The final piece of this concert, Music for Prague 1968, is the composer’s response to the invasion of his home country, Czechoslovakia, by the USSR in August of 1968. It is incessant and driving, embodying the tension and strife of this period. It tells the tale of war, violence, determination, and unity, a story that has been retold countless times throughout human history. Performed 3 years and a day after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Music for Prague reflects many of the struggles we face today. Despite attacks on freedom, scientific inquiry, and higher education, it serves as a reminder that the unyielding hope of the people can and will break through any obstacle.
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LSU professor of percussion Brett Dietz plays the timpani as the faculty soloist during Bits and Pieces by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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The LSU Wind Ensemble plays Bits and Pieces by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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An LSU Wind Ensemble percussionist plays Bits and Pieces by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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An LSU Wind Ensemble tubist waits to play Bits and Pieces by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Wind Ensemble tubists play Bits and Pieces by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Director of Bands Damon Talley speaks before a song Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Wind Ensemble trumpeteers and french hornists play Music for Prague by Karel Husa Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Wind Ensemble flutists play Music for Prague by Karel Husa Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Wind Ensemble clarinetists play Music for Prague by Karel Husa Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Director of Bands Damon Talley conducts Music for Prague by Karel Husa Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Wind Ensemble brass section plays Music for Prague by Karel Husa Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Wind Ensemble bassist plays Music for Prague by Karel Husa Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Wind Ensemble bassoonists play Music for Prague by Karel Husa Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Wind Ensemble plays Music for Prague by Karel Husa Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Director of Bands Damon Talley conducts Music for Prague by Karel Husa Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU Wind Ensemble stands for applause Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge, La.
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