Northlake Community Band to give free concert
Monday, July 2, 2018
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Community Music School at Southeastern Louisiana University will
present the Northlake Community Band Summer Concert Tuesday, July 3, at 7 p.m. Scheduled
in Pottle Auditorium on Southeastern’s campus, the concert is free and open to the
public.
B. J. Perez, principal clarinetist and retired school based administrator from
T H Harris Middle School in Jefferson Parish, will conduct the concert that will include
works by Sousa, McBeth, Osterling, Cohen, and more.
“The concert will be presented in two portions, with the second portion having
a patriotic theme,” Perez said. “The Northlake Community Band will also welcome Joy
Ratliff, associate professor of voice at Southeastern, and James Square, recently
retired director of bands at Ponchatoula High School, as guest narrators for two of
the selections.”
“The Northlake Community Band is a true musical jewel on the Northshore and the
surrounding communities, and we are very proud to have them as part of the Community
Music School,” said Community Music School Director Jivka Duke. “The band brings together
musicians from various walks of life, from current and retired professional musicians
to people who only recently started playing music again after many years of working
in a different career field.”
“The band also attracts many high school music students, especially in the summer
months,” Duke added.
Duke said the Northlake Community Band always welcomes new members.
For more information, contact the Community Music School at cms@southeastern.edu or 985-549-5502.
