The concert and symphonic bands at the University of Arkansas at Monticello will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in the fine arts center. Admission is free and open to the public.
A pre-concert lecture hosted by Justin Anders, assistant professor of music and conductor of the concert band, will be held at 6:30 in the Spencer Gallery of the fine arts center.
Kate Stewart, professor of English, will discuss Herman Melville’s Moby Dick to prepare the audience for a performance by the concert band of W. Francis McBeth’s “Sailors and Whales,” a composition that follows Melville’s story.
Peggy Doss, vice chancellor for academic affairs, will be the narrator and Kent Skinner, director of choral activities, will conduct a movement of McBeth’s piece that uses vocalists.
The symphonic band, directed by John Webb, will perform a variety of pieces, including Von Suppe’s “The Poet and the Peasant,” and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
Details: Division of Music, 870-460-1060.