KWU
Kansas Wesleyan’s Department of Music has announced the schedule for its upcoming music festival.
Yotefest: A Music Festival for Today is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday and March 24 and 25. The festival is open to the public at no charge.
“Salina’s always been a great community for those interested in the arts,” said James McAllister, department chair. “We’re excited to be a part of that once again with our annual March music festival. ‘Yotefest’ is not only the idea of everything KWU music is, but it’s the idea of all that is expressed by the entirety of music. The community will be directly involved via an open mic night, there will be music from different cultures, and we’ll hear compositions from new composers, including KWU students!”
Yotefest opens Monday at 6 p.m. with an open mic night at Salina’s Ad Astra Books and Coffeehouse, 141 N. Santa Fe Avenue. Percussionist Matthew Coley joins the proceedings the next night in Sams Chapel with a special concert performance at 7:30 p.m., and, after a day off Wednesday, things pick up again March 24 with the New Music at KWU concert. This special 7:30 p.m. performance will feature recent compositions by KWU faculty and students.
The series wraps up March 25 with Music of the Americas, a special string ensemble event that will include a number of vibrant works from South American composers. Once again, the event takes place at 7:30 p.m. in Sams Chapel.
Yotefest was formerly known as the Fusion! music festival.