THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
Modern Popular Music Ensemble Emma Jensen, Director and
Afro-Nyota (FSU Contemporary African Ensemble) Alaba Ilesanmi, Director with special guests
TCC African Drum and Dance Ensemble (TCC-ADDE) Sarah Black Brown, Director
Friday, November 18, 2022 7:30 p.m. | Opperman Music Hall
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PROGRAM
505
Modern Pop Ensemble
Show Me How/ Baby Boy
Arctic Monkeys Men I Trust/Childish Gambino
Fix You
Coldplay
Creep Original Composition
Radiohead arr. Richard Cheese Modern Pop Ensemble Members
Otro Atardecer
Bad Bunny ft. The Marias
Hey Ya!
OutKast arr. Avril and the Sequoias
Knights of Cydonia
Muse INTERMISSION
Taxi Driver Oye
Afro-Nyota
featuring TCC-ADDE
Bobby Benson (1922–1983) James Varrick Armaah (b. 1984)
Malaika
Miriam Makeba (1932–2008)
Ololufe (Lover)
Fela Kuti (1938–1997)
Abiamo Oro Ajoso
Temidayo Balogun featuring TCC-ADDE
Tosin Aribisala
Modern Pop Ensemble Personnel Emma Jensen, director Zachary Moreau, Oliver Schoonover, William Smith, Austin Testerman with special guests Jaylin Green and Jose Reyes
Afro-Nyota Ensemble Personnel Alaba Ilesanmi, director Makar Arguelles, Jaylin Green, Roland Hernandez, Jennifer Hesoun Danni Ingram, Emma Jensen, Guillermo Luciano, Ivan Nyarko-Danquah Zachary Moreau, Bex Pennell, Ruth Pierre, Jose Reyes, Madison Zuel
TCC African Drum and Dance Ensemble (TCC-ADDE) Sarah Black Brown, director Bianca Hargrett & Sunshine Scott, artistic directors Jamila Bentley, Sara Black Brown, Bianca Hargrett, Sunshine Scott