The SIUC Wind Ensemble will showcase a few of its members at 8 p.m. Monday during a concert at Shryock Auditorium.

Michael Hanes, director of bands at SIUC School of Music and conductor of the ensemble, said the two featured soloists will be graduate students Tammy Kirk and Chris Day.

Day will perform the fast-paced number The Golden Age of the Xylophone, which is filled with tunes from the first three decades of the 20th Century. Vivaldi’s Concerto in C Major for Piccolo will be executed by Kirk.

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Conducting students taking the podium at the concert are J.T. Lewis, Jasmine Fennewald, Amy Helbig, Dannyel Degenhardt, Larry Robinson and Jennifer Thrailkill. The students will lead the ensemble through various compositions ranging from Christmas medleys to movie marches.

Cliff Jourdon will conduct the debut of his original composition, Volksleider:Variations on Two German Folk Songs.

Admission to the concert is $3 for the general public and $2 for students and seniors. All proceeds will go toward student scholarships.

Alternative country combo to fire up the Copper Dragon

BR5-49, which has opened shows for the Black Crowes, is notorious for raucous and rowdy five-hour long live shows filled with originals, country classics and even covers of punk bands such as the Ramones.

Named after Junior Samples’ phone number on Hee-Haw, the quintet’s music is stripped down to the essence of country music. The sound of BR5-49 is similar to the tunes Hank Williams used to pave the way for country music’s current success more than anything else coming out of Nashville today.

Local rockers The Bottletones will warm up the crowd with its fast and electrical sound of 50s inspired rock n’ roll.

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Admission to the BR5-49/Bottletones show is $6 at the door. For further information call 549-2319.

Cousin Andy’s to feature consummate folk artist

Dan Zahn brings more than 30 years of musical folk experience when he takes the stage tonight at Cousin Andy’s Coffee House, 402 W. Mill St.

With a blend of Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and other traditional folk covers, Zahn also plays a variety of stand-out originals from his previous two albums Iowa Rose and Sunrise.

Local singer/songwriter Mike Lescelius will liven up the crowd when he opens the show at 7:30 p.m.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and low-income individuals.