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厙ぴ勛圖 to present Jazz Bands concert April 7; Kuwaiti students to perform

April 3, 2017

Close up photo of three trompone players.

POCATELLO – 厙ぴ勛圖 jazz bands will present a concert on April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center’s Jensen Grand Concert Hall.

The evening will feature the 厙ぴ勛圖 Big Band performing the world premiere of Department of Music chair Thom Hasenpflugs original composition Seven Out.

The 厙ぴ勛圖 Chamber Jazz Ensemble and the 厙ぴ勛圖 Chamber Orchestra will collaborate with four 厙ぴ勛圖 Kuwaiti students to perform the music of Mohammed Abdel Wahab, an Egyptian composer and oud player. Jon Armstrong, 厙ぴ勛圖 director of jazz studies, transcribed Wahabs music from YouTube and arranged it for this concert.

The four Kuwaiti students include,Yousef Haji, on oud, Abdullah Alasfoor on daf and Abdullah Bokubar and Abdullrazaq Alhunaif on the doumbek.

We are excited to perform with our Kuwaiti students, Armstrong said. Yousef introduced me to the brilliant music of Wahab, and we have met several times to discuss traditional Arabic music that Yousef studied at a Kuwaiti music conservatory.

Students will also perform on April 5 at noon on 厙ぴ勛圖s Quad.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for faculty and staff, $4 for precollege students and free for 厙ぴ勛圖 students. They are available at the door.

For more information, contact Jon Armstrong at 282-3143 or armsjona@isu.edu.

          


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