OcTubaFest scheduled as part of Southeastern's Fanfare
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts
will present “OcTubaFest,” a free concert series as part of Fanfare, the annual fall
celebration of the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Lecturer of tuba and euphonium Brian Gallion said the series of five concerts
features the tuba and the euphonium and will all be held in Pottle Building Auditorium.
“OcTubaFest was created in 1974 by a tuba player named Harvey Phillips in honor
of his tuba teacher Bill Bell,” Gallion said. “The purpose is to give positive exposure
to these often neglected and overlooked instruments and players.”
OcTubaFest kicks off Oct. 27 with a pair of recitals. A student solo recital
is scheduled for 6 p.m., and features students Matt Jays of Kenner, Courtney Guidry
of Gonzales, Lupita Mirafuentes of Houston, Texas, Cullen Hinkle of Morgan City, Amelia
Richardson of Prairieville, April Sutton of Commerce City, Colo., Danielle Chatelain
of Destrehan, and Seth Guerra of Tickfaw.
The second recital, scheduled at 7:30 p.m., is a junior recital featuring Remi
Vedros, a junior music education major from Cutoff. Vedros will be accompanied by
Blayke Weatherford of Denham Springs on the piano. Also performing will be The Beef
Tones, a tuba/euphonium quartet consisting of Jimmy Scheidell of Hammond and Stephan
August of Baton Rouge on euphonium, and Vedros and Logan Chaplain of Chalmette on
tuba.
The remaining OcTubaFest schedule is as follows:
• Oct. 28, a junior recital featuring Chaplain and Scheidell, both junior music
education majors, accompanied by Raisa Voldman on piano, 6 p.m. Also that day at 7:30
p.m. is a junior recital by August, a music performance major. He will be accompanied
by Irina Cunev on the piano. The Beef Tones quartet is also performing in this recital.
• Oct. 29, Tuba/Euphonium Studio Ensemble recital consisting of original works
and transcriptions. The group features 12 music majors and minors and is conducted
by Gaillion. Works to be performed include “Come Sweet Death” by J.S. Bach; “Ave Maria”
by Jacob Arcadelt; “Finlandia” by Jean Sibelius; “March from Second Suite” by Gustav
Holst; the traditional folk song “Londonderry Air” and “Os Just” a motet by Anton
Bruckner.
For more information, contact the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at 985-549-2184.
