Encounter Center plans Father's Day program
Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- The Betty Strong Encounter Center will honor fathers, grandfathers and other men who make a difference with a free Native flute program and lesson at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Stanley Evans Auditorium.
Michael Murphy, a frequent guest artist at the center, will present the program. The audience will learn about the legend of the flute, its origin and the basics of playing the instrument.
Murphy will talk about getting started writing songs and finding songs on the flute. Each member of the audience will receive a free bamboo flute.
"I’ll talk about styles, fancy notes or embellishments and flute construction," said Murphy who has recorded six independent albums. "At the end of the program, each person will be able to take their own bamboo flute home and begin their own quest to find their song."
Murphy’s albums include "Peace," "Ethnic Cleansing -- Trail of Tears" and "Sacred Heart." The center commissioned Murphy’s song "Remember Me" in honor of Sioux City’s great stockyards heritage.
Music had a significant place in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Pvt. Pierre Cruzatte, one of the Corps of Discovery’s best boatmen, also was a fiddle player who provided entertainment for the expedition. Other explorers played harmonica, tambourine or the jaw harp.
The Betty Strong Encounter Center is connected to the Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center on the Missouri Riverfront. exit 149 off Interstate 29.
Michael Murphy, a frequent guest artist at the center, will present the program. The audience will learn about the legend of the flute, its origin and the basics of playing the instrument.
Murphy will talk about getting started writing songs and finding songs on the flute. Each member of the audience will receive a free bamboo flute.
"I’ll talk about styles, fancy notes or embellishments and flute construction," said Murphy who has recorded six independent albums. "At the end of the program, each person will be able to take their own bamboo flute home and begin their own quest to find their song."
Murphy’s albums include "Peace," "Ethnic Cleansing -- Trail of Tears" and "Sacred Heart." The center commissioned Murphy’s song "Remember Me" in honor of Sioux City’s great stockyards heritage.
Music had a significant place in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Pvt. Pierre Cruzatte, one of the Corps of Discovery’s best boatmen, also was a fiddle player who provided entertainment for the expedition. Other explorers played harmonica, tambourine or the jaw harp.
The Betty Strong Encounter Center is connected to the Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center on the Missouri Riverfront. exit 149 off Interstate 29.
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