The Louisiana Brass Quintet, the faculty quintet at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, will present their fall recital on Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Lafayette. W.C. Handy, holiday favorites and a new work for the brass quintet by Eric Ewazen, composer in residence at the Juilliard School. Recently, LBQ was selected to be one of the collaborative quintets performing Ewazen's music at the 2001 Symposium of the International Horn Society. Since its inception more than 25 years ago, the Louisiana Brass Quintet has entertained audiences across Louisiana with its eclectic style of playing. As the only continuing faculty brass quintet in the state university system, LBQ has acted as ambassadors for the University, presenting programs to school children in cooperation with the Acadiana Arts Council and attracting high school musicians from across the country to the UL Lafayette campus.
Admission is free.
The LBQ welcomes donations to their Outreach Fund. Donors may send checks payable to Friends of Music, LBQ Outreach Fund, P.O. Box 41207, Lafayette, La. 70503.