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Native flute music for Father’s Day (June 9, 2008) – The 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, June 15 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,” says 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 & Clark Expedition. Private Pierre Cruzatte, one of the Corps of Discovery’s best boatmen, was also 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 & Clark Interpretive Center on the Missouri Riverfront, exit 149 off I-29. It is a private, non-profit institution built and sustained by Missouri River Historical Development, Inc. (MRHD). For more information, call 712- 224-5242 or visit www.siouxcitylcic.com
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