{"id":2193294,"date":"2025-12-10T07:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T07:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2193294"},"modified":"2025-12-10T07:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T07:39:04","slug":"texas-techs-annual-ignite-event-showcases-night-of-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/texas-techs-annual-ignite-event-showcases-night-of-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech\u2019s annual Ignite! event showcases night of music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Texas Tech University\u2019s<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/music\/news-events\/IGNITE.php\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/music\/news-events\/IGNITE.php\"> annual Ignite event <\/a>will showcase various music ensembles in a fast-paced concert format Friday evening, Nov. 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The event will feature the Goin\u2019 Band from Raiderland, the university symphony orchestra and other ensembles from the School of Music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Eric Allen, associate director for the Texas Tech School of Music, said the event is designed for all ages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1043032639?fbclid=IwdGRleANV9S1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhxqnGVm7zbrJMUMFyvlyMcivnslVxuPz-BCi0ypAFYcarIpSFu_aqIgxRhz_aem_AMTT8h4PwDKybn4qkTpoBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1043032639?fbclid=IwdGRleANV9S1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhxqnGVm7zbrJMUMFyvlyMcivnslVxuPz-BCi0ypAFYcarIpSFu_aqIgxRhz_aem_AMTT8h4PwDKybn4qkTpoBg\">Click here<\/a> &#8211; to watch last year\u2019s Ignite!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe vast excitement of seeing a large ensemble on stage performing and then that performance ends and the next thing, you look up in the balcony and there\u2019s another performance happening,\u201d Allen said. \u201cSo, I think they can expect just about anything you can imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Kylie McAdams, a sophomore, will perform at Ignite! for the second time and she says you won\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s so much fun and it\u2019s like we\u2019re performing for the community that pours into us so much and it\u2019s just great getting to showcase all of the hard things we\u2019re working on,\u201d McAdams said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Allen said music has the power to bring people together across generations and hopes community members will attend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to imagine a society without music; music has been at the center of everything we have done for as long as history records,\u201d Allen said. \u201cThe idea that we can bring music of this scope and magnitude to our community and showcase what we do, it\u2019s a pretty special opportunity and a great responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The concert is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 at the Helen Devitt Jones Theater at the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences. It is free and open to the public. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tickets are available for a gala dinner earlier at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Buddy Holly Hall Grand Hall A&amp;B. Money raised from the gala will go back to the School of Music. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For more information on the event, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/music\/news-events\/IGNITE.php\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/music\/news-events\/IGNITE.php\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\"><i>Copyright 2025 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kcbd.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Texas Tech University\u2019s annual Ignite event will showcase various music ensembles in a fast-paced concert format Friday evening, Nov. 21. The event will feature the Goin\u2019 Band from Raiderland, the university symphony orchestra and other ensembles from the School of Music. 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