News release Public Information Office  SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu summer 05 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 11/29/05   SOUTHEASTERN BANDS PRESENT “COLLAGE CONCERT” DEC. 2        HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University bands will present their annual Collage Concert on Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:15 p.m. in the Pottle Music Building Auditorium.          The popular concert event is presented in celebration of the 80 high school musicians chosen to participate in the Southeastern High School Honor Band Festival, coordinated by Glen J. Hemberger, Southeastern director of bands.          Each year, more than 400 students from throughout the region are nominated by their high school band directors for the honor band festival, Hemberger said. The students then audition for chair placement before members of the Southeastern music faculty.          Hemberger said this year’s musicians represent 25 high schools from throughout the state, including Lafayette, West Monroe, Dutchtown, Northshore, Vanderbilt Catholic, Comeaux (Lafayette), Mandeville, St. Amant, Alfred Bonnabel (Kenner), and Archbishop Rummel High School.         "The annual Collage Concert will feature the Southeastern Wind Symphony and members of the music faculty in a one-hour extravaganza of musical diversity and flare," he said.          The Wind Symphony will perform "Variations on 'America'" by Charles Ives, "October" by Eric Whitacre, and "A Movement for Rosa," written by Mark Camphouse in honor of civil rights heroine Rosa Parks.          Music faculty performers include Andrew Seigel, clarinet; Richard Schwartz, saxophone; and Casie Forbes, tuba. Also featured on the program are the Southeastern Guitar Quartet, the undergraduate clarinet quartet, and senior music education major Darell Haynes of Boutte, euphonium.          The 2005 honor band festival will be conducted by Hemberger and Timothy Schneider, former president of the Louisiana Music Educators Association. The festival weekend will culminate with the honor band concert performance on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. in Pottle Auditorium. All concerts are free and open to the public.