TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — Sunday, the Troy University Percussion Ensemble dedicated its show to the man who taught Dr. Adam Blackstock.

“This concert was in tribute to the 20th year of his [Blackstock] director’s passing, Joseph Rasmussen, and it was all about the kind of music he liked,” said Jacob Ammons, a senior music major from Niceville, Florida.

For Ammons it was more just a tribute to Rasmussen; it was also an attempt for him to honor Blackstock as his director.

“It’s really cool, especially being his student, it’s just like the lineage going down. Seeing that tribute to him [Rasmussen] and then me kind of tributing to Dr. Blackstock being able to play with him in the ensemble and everything is super cool to me,” Ammons said.

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One piece in particular was extra special for Ammons, as it was a duet played by both him and Blackstock, together.

“I really, really liked playing that one with Dr. B because that gave me more of a sense of having the mentor play with the student just as he played with his and I think it was just really special being able to play with him,” Ammons explained.

The duet was not the only special piece of the night. The ensemble also performed a 20-minute long, four-movement song.

“It’s immersive,” Ammons told TrojanVision. “You’ve got to get locked in, but it’s super fun being able to stay in that place, especially, because music moves on the scale of time. You can’t get the whole thing in one moment so being able to stay there for 20 minutes is awesome.”