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HSU Symphonic Band and Jazz Orchestra
Please join the HSU Symphonic Band, conducted by Paul Cummings, and the HSU Jazz Orchestra, led by Dan Aldag, for their first concert of 2017 on Saturday, February 25th at 8:00 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall. Included on the program will be featured guest artist and local celebrity Brad Curtis, who will provide narration for Aaron Copland’s iconic 1942 composition Lincoln Portrait. His rich baritone voice will intone passages from Lincoln’s speeches and letters, beginning with the words “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.” In keeping with the theme of Presidents Day, the concert will also include Elegy for a Young American by Ronald LoPresti, which was written in memory of John F. Kennedy after his assassination. The second half of the concert will feature the Jazz Orchestra playing selections like Afro Blue by Cuban born Mongo Santamaria, So Cold, So Sweet, So Fair, composed by Jazz Orchestra member Kyle McInnis, and the Duke Ellington composition Ad Lib On Nippon, transcribed and orchestrated by HSU Composition Professor Brian Post. $8 General, $5 Senior/Child, Free for HSU students with ID.
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