Upcoming concert to feature music inspired by Quechan Tribe
As part of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church concert series, a Yuma trumpeter is slated to play a classical concert featuring his original works, which includes a brass ensemble inspired by a local tribe. According to the trumpeter, Steven Henning, this will be the first time any version of the work, commissioned in 2001, has been performed in public.
“‘Out of Darkness’ was a project for Ballet Yuma in 2001,” said Hennig. “It was an artistic way of honoring the creation story of the Quechan Indians. My inspiration was the story itself. The idea was to perform the ballet with a live orchestra made up of local musicians as well as musicians from San Diego.”
However, Hennig explained that “there was not enough money raised for the project,” so it was abandoned.
“The music was recorded by an orchestra in San Diego, but it has never been performed publicly,” he said.
The classical concert will take place on Sunday, Feb. 11, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1550 S. 14th Ave. The performance will begin at 5 p.m. There is no charge for admission, but “good offerings” will be accepted, Hennig said.
For more than 25 years, St. Paul’s concert series has been presenting performances by local, regional and nationally known artists.
“When we started it there was virtually no classical