The Sul Ross State University Music Program will present “Spring Showcase” on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre of the Francois Fine Arts Building.
The concert will feature the SRSU Chamber Ensemble performing classical works from the 1700s and Banda Lobos performing popular songs from the 1970s and other well-known hits.
Under the direction of Milton Crotts, Sul Ross director of instrumental music, the Chamber Ensemble will perform selections from George Frideric Handel’s “Water Music” and Georg Philipp Telemann’s “Tafelmusik.” Piccolo trumpeter Caleb Baxley will also perform a concerto by Johann Friedrich Fasch. The ensemble’s set will conclude with Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer.”
Banda Lobos, joined by vocalists Peyton Harris and Jordan DeLaO, is scheduled to perform the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive,” along with covers of Bruno Mars’ “Talking to the Moon,” ABBA’s “Money, Money, Money” and Blondie’s “Heart of Glass.” The concert will close with “Mustang Sally,” the R&B classic popularized by Wilson Pickett.
The performance will mark Crotts’ final concert at Sul Ross as he concludes two years as an associate professor of music.
“It has been a joy and an honor to conduct SRSU’s gifted student musicians and the wonderful faculty and community members who have contributed their time and talent to bring this music to life,” Crotts said. “I look forward to seeing a crowd on April 21 to enjoy and celebrate the culmination of their hard work.”
The concert is open to the public, and admission is free.
