Roomie, CMS students to participate in St. Tammany's 'Holiday of Lights'
Contact: Christina Chapple
11/22/06
HAMMOND – Ensembles from Southeastern Louisiana University’s Community Music School and Roomie, Southeastern’s lion mascot, will join in the festivities of St. Tammany Parish’s annual “Holiday of Lights.”
The Holiday of Lights will take place at the Tammany Trace Trailhead on Koop Drive at Louisiana 59, north of Interstate 12 near Mandeville, Dec. 1, 2, 8, and 9, 6-9 p.m. The annual event, now in its seventh year, features thousands of holiday lights on trees and a variety of displays, food, carolers and other live entertainment.
“We’re excited about joining in the festivities,” said Laura Zammit, assistant director of Southeastern’s St. Tammany Center, which is located on the third floor of the parish government complex on Koop Drive. “Roomie will be on hand to visit with children at the playground, and on Dec. 8 our Community Music School students will contribute their talents to the entertainment line-up.”
On Dec. 8 from 8-9 p.m., the Community Music School’s Select Vocal Ensemble, directed by Amy Pratt, will perform holiday selections and the CMS String Ensemble, directed by Jivka Jeleva, will perform holiday favorites and other pieces.
Select Vocal Ensemble students are Katy Bertrand, Sarah Bertrand, Laura Brooks, Rudi Darouse, Katie Flynn, Kimberly Gordon, Erin Holloway, Lauren Joiner, Amanda LaNata, Erin Long, Amanda Lucas, Bridget Lyons, Rebecca Olinde, Cooley Patenotte, Stephanie Tedder, Becca Wagner, Meghan Wagner and Sarah Whittle.
Zammit said string students who will be performing solos and duets include Alivia Johnson, Ashley Johansen, Alexandra Morgan, Tessa Flesher, Laila Bour, Kelsey Curry, and Gabriela Carter.
String Ensemble members are: on violin, Lia Kepner, Cooley Patenotte, Stephen Johnson, Shad Stout, Marie Wathersby, Katie Allen, Emily Schaumann, Tessa Flesher, Ashley Johansen, Timothy Long, Michael Kepner, Nathan Schaumann, Kelsey Curry, and Heather Miller; on viola, Erin Long; and, on cello, Ruth Waltman.
The Community Music School offers private instruction on all instruments and voice to students of all ages and levels of experience. Lessons are taught by Southeastern faculty and music students at the St. Tammany Center, Southeastern’s Pottle Music Building Auditorium, and at the new Livingston Literacy and Technology Center in Walker. For information, visit www.selu.edu/cms or contact (985) 549-5502 or cms@selu.edu.
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