The Lamar University Wind Ensemble and Concert Band will bring the curtain up tonight on the Lamarissimo! concert series’ 2008-2009 season.
The performance – delayed a month because of Hurricane Ike – will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Julie Rogers Theatre, sponsored by ExxonMobil, with Scott Deppe, Lamar’s new director of bands, on the podium. The concert will feature a variety of selections for diverse musical tastes, Deppe said.
Season tickets, $40 for adults and $20 for students, include admission to all five concerts in the series’ 19th season. The season tickets, as well as Lamarissimo! gift certificates, are on sale in the Lamar Department of Music, Theatre & Dance, phone (409) 880-8144, and will be available tonight at the theatre box office beginning at 6:45 p.m. Individual tickets, $15 for adults and $10 for students, will be available in the box office. Admission is free to students of Lamar University in Beaumont with valid LU identification.
