Welcoming Halloween
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Last night, Professor of Music David Steinquest led the 15-member APSU Percussion Ensemble in two sold-out concerts. Throughout the community, Steinquest has become quite well known for producing this spectacular charitable-event. The admission fee was either $3 or two cans of food, which was donated to Loaves and Fishes, a local food pantry.
From the eerily decorated concert hall to the intense visual effects offered by the Mass Communication department, an appropriately creepy atmosphere complemented the spooky music. The program included rock classics such as Led Zeppelin’s Black Dog and Edgar Winter’s Frankenstein, which featured guitarist David Britton and bassist Gordon Lewis. APSU students Lindsey Rapp, soprano, and Christopher Bailey, tenor, sang The Phantom of the Opera and violinist Phoebe Gelzer-Govatos was featured on Psycho. Many of the pieces were arranged by Steinquest.
I was excited to have a small role in the production. Shrouded in a black cloak, I represented death as I played part of the Berceuse and Finale from Stravinsky’s Firebird on English horn. Magically, my character was transformed into the brilliant firebird, portrayed by Andrea Brown who played French horn.
The local newspaper, The Leaf-Chronicle covered the concert and some great pictures can be found in their Photo Gallery.
American tenor