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Purdue NewsThe Purdue Symphonic and Fall Concert Bands present a joint concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. The Fall Concert Band is made up of more than 100 student musicians from a wide variety of musical backgrounds. The Symphonic Band is one of the most selective ensembles on Purdue's campus. Its membership is determined through highly competitive auditions at the beginning of each academic year.
The weekend of Oct. 24-26, Purdue Bands will present three shows:
A night of jazz awaits when the American Music Review and the Purdue Jazz Band present a joint concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24. The American Music Review consists of a jazz ensemble and solo singers. Favorites from Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Cole Porter will be part of the performance. The Purdue Jazz Band also will present jazz favorites.
A second evening of jazz entertainment follows, when the Concert and Lab Jazz Bands present their first concerts of the year at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25.
The first performance of the Purdue Symphony Orchestra will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 26. The orchestra will perform movements from Handel, Jean Sibelius, Bedrich
Smetena and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. A full complement of strings, winds and percussion
make up the orchestra's instrumentation.
CONTACT: Jennifer Tucker, Purdue Bands publicist, (765) 496-2697; e-mail, pubands@omni.cc.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
