Northern Illinois University Steelband in Concert
Date and Time
Saturday Feb 5, 2011
7:30 PM - 7:30 PM CST
Sat., Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Location
Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Rd., St. Charles, 630-584-7200
Fees/Admission
$9 adults, $6 students/seniors
Contact Information
Mark Smith
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Description
The NIU Steelband is directed by Liam Teague (Head of Steelpan Studies/Assistant Professor of Music) and Clifford Alexis (composer, arranger, tuner and builder). Started in 1973 by G. Allan O'Connor, who was head of percussion studies in the School of Music at that time, it was the first actively-performing steel band formed in an American university and has performed throughout the United States and around the world.
The NIU Steelband will perform selections from the following repertoire:
I Gotta Feeling (Black eyed Peas, arr. Mia Gormandy)
Steelband Times (Andre Tanker, arr. Liam Teague)
Danse Bacchanale (Camille Saint Saens, adap. Adam Grise)
Nikarra (Robert Chappell)
To Brenda, with Love (Paquito D?Rivera, arr. Liam Teague)
Song to the Chiricahua (Cliff Alexis)
Doble Vida (Manny Benito, arr. Liam Teague)
Conscious Chutney (Ras Shorty I, arr. Liam Teague)
Sunday Morning Funk (Len ?Boogsie? Sharpe, arr. Liam Teague)
Colours Again (Mark Loquan & Ken Philmore, arr. Liam Teague)
Let?s Groove (Earth, Wind & Fire, arr. Cliff Alexis)
How Great Thou Art (traditional, arr. Liam Teague)
