Northlake Community Band to give free concert
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Community Music School at Southeastern Louisiana University will
present the Northlake Community Band Spring Concert Thursday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m.
Scheduled in Pottle Auditorium on Southeastern’s campus, the concert is free and open
to the public.
Jerry Voorhees will conduct the concert that will include works by P. Mascagni,
J. Offenbach, G. Kenny, B. Smetana, and L. Anderson, and will feature “Victory at
Sea” by R. Rogers.
“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. “We are very thankful for Dr. Jerry Voorhees’s vision of founding
this ensemble and for volunteering his time to make the Northlake Community Band such
a great asset to our community’s music life.”
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.
