The sounds of the past drifted through the halls of Brown Auditorium Feb. 26 night as the wind ensemble completed the campus’s British Invasion.

The performance was titled British Invasion part 2 and was directed by Derle R. Long, an associate professor and director of the school of performing arts.

The first part of the invasion was played during the marching season by the Sound of Today and was directed by Jason Rinehart, an associate professor in the school of performing arts.

The British Invasion was a phenomenon that occurred in the Mid-1960s when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom, as well as other aspects of the British culture, became popular in the United States.

This marks the 50 years since the event and the campus celebrated by having a series of events centered on the Beatles and other British bands. The concert on Wednesday was the last musical performance in this event.

The ensemble was a mix of both students and teachers.

The wind ensemble played six selections total, one of which one was broken into three movements. All the selections were either composed or sung by a British artist.

The first of the pieces played were “Overture” from “Sinfonietta No. 2”, the “Symphonic Beatles” and “Folk Song Suite.”  “Folk Song Suite” was broken into three movements.

The wind ensemble played three selections and later gave the stage over to Don Sumner, an assistant professor in the school of performing arts, who played a selection called “Beatles Medley.”

During his performance, he invited the audience to sing along with any song that they recognized.

The ensemble played three more songs after Sumner’s performance. Those songs were Live and Let Die, Mooreside March from “A Mooreside Suite”, and Selections from “Abbey Road”.

Most of the songs the wind ensemble played were easily recognized while others weren’t. Despite being told to sing along if they recognized any of the songs, the audience didn’t sing along.

Chance Smith, freshman radiology major said, “I really enjoyed the 007 music.”

With the diverse age of the audience and awkward musical translation from vocal to instrumental, you would think only some of the older members of the audience would have recognized the songs being played.  Surprisingly though, some of the students recognized the songs.

Myeisha Hamilton-Moore, a sophomore occupational therapy major, said she was surprised to be able to recognize some pieces that were played.

“I did recognize a couple of the tunes; I didn’t think I would, but I’m glad I did,” Hamilton-Moore said.