NEWS
Journalism students gain mentoring experience through service-learning project
Louisiana Tech students in a sophomore-level journalism class this fall got the opportunity not only to learn how to be better editors, but to also put those skills into practice by mentoring high school students. In Journalism 220: Copy...
Speakers to look at Louisiana’s changing environment
According to historian Carl A. Brasseaux and cultural geographer Donald Davis, important parts of Louisiana’s natural and human environment have become extinct or are on the road to extinction. “Disappearing Before Our Eyes” will be the topic...
Percussion ensemble to perform
Louisiana Tech’s percussion ensemble will take the state at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 in Howard Auditorium. The eclectic program will include a new work for bowed metallophones, which consists of tuned metal bars struck with a hammer; a...
National Association of Composers concert to be held Sunday
Louisiana Tech’s department of music will present a National Association of Composers/USA concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 in the Recital Hall of Howard Auditorium. Dr. Joe L. Alexander, an associate professor of music, will host the event,...
Music associate professor premiers commissioned work
The Louisiana Music Teachers Association selected Louisiana Tech associate professor of music, Dr. Joe L. Alexander, as the 2012-commissioned composer. Alexander’s composition, “Scenes from Heinrich Heine’s North Sea Picture,” premiered earlier...
Festival of New Works features student-written plays
Ten Louisiana Tech students will have a chance to display their artistic talents during the School of Performing Art’s Festival of New Works Thursday, Nov. 1 and Friday, Nov. 2 beginning at 7:30 p.m. each night in Howard Auditorium’s Stone...
Troy University Percussion Ensemble to perform at Tech
Louisiana Tech’s School of Performing Arts will host a concert performed by Troy University Percussion Ensemble tonight in Howard Auditorium. Troy University Percussion Ensemble was selected as one of only three university ensembles from around...
Music faculty to perform in Howard Auditorium
Faculty members from Louisiana Tech’s department of music will present a free chamber music concert Tuesday, Oct. 30. The concert will feature the Ruston premiere of Dr. Joe L. Alexander’s newest composition, “Scenes from Heinrich Heine’s North...
Masterworks Chorus, Tech choruses to perform Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ and Lauridsen’s ‘Lux Aeterna’
The North Central Louisiana Masterworks Chorus and Louisiana Tech choruses will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” and Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeterna” Monday, Nov. 5. Featured soloists include Dr. Lisa Maxedon of Tech, Dr. Lynn Clark and Dr. Mark Clark from...
Annual Octubafest to feature Renaissance, Baroque, other eras
Louisiana Tech’s department of music will present its eighth annual Octubafest at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 in the Recital Hall in Howard Auditorium. The group features performers from Tech, Bossier Parish Community College and members from the...