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Published December 17, 2014

The Black Bayou Brass trio鈥攖he resident faculty brass ensemble in the School of Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) at the University of Louisiana at Monroe鈥攈as been invited to perform at the Big XII Area Universities Trombone Conference, held on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, in January.

The trio is composed of VAPA faculty Dr. Aaron Witek (trumpet); Dr. James Boldin (horn); and Dr. James Layfield (trombone).

鈥淭his will be the second time we鈥檝e performed at this major regional conference,鈥� says Boldin. 鈥淲e are honored to represent the School of Visual and Performing Arts, and the university.鈥�

The group will perform a program of new and under-recognized compositions for brass trio, selections from which will be featured on a recording project to be completed in the spring of 2015.

The trio will also perform a guest recital and present master classes at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark., on Feb. 19, 2015.

Boldin earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Appalachian State University, and both a Master of Music degree and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Layfield obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Theory from the University of Texas at Arlington, a Master of Music degree in Trombone Performance from Southern Methodist University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan.

Witek earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the State University of New York, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Florida State University.