A trailblazer who changed music education in the state of Wisconsin is returning to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where she introduced Caribbean music into the curriculum.
Jeannine Remy, founder of the UWO Steelband, will be a special guest Friday, April 26, at a Titan Steel Alumni Concert hosted by the UWO Music Department.
The event takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the UW Oshkosh Arts and Communications Building Music Hall.
Performances will feature UWO World Percussion Ensemble and Titan Steel, both directed by Elizabeth DeLamater. The concert will feature alumni performers and music composed and arranged by Remy. A senior lecturer at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad, Remy founded the UWO steelband when she was the percussion professor in 1990.
“Though she was here (UW Oshkosh) for only two years, Dr. Remy’s students remember her so fondly that they are delighted to reconnect with her,” DeLamater said. “We have four alumni players who will join us on stage after 29 years. We hope many more will join us in the audience. At our rehearsal, it was thrilling to see current Titan Steel members playing alongside UWO alums and Dr. Remy.”
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