Purdue Arts and Entertainment News
Purdue Arts and Entertainment NewsJanuary 23, 1998
Established in 19th century to perform for operas, the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse now maintains a strong connection to classical and contemporary dance styles as well as to the opera. Its performance at Purdue will feature "Prodigal Son" by Prokofiev and Balanchine, "Scotch Symphony" by Mendelssohn and Balanchine, and "Rodeo" by Copland and deMille. Critic Andre Philippe Hersin has called the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse "one of the five best French companies" today.
Tickets are $23, $19 and $13 for the public, $13 and $11 for Purdue students, and $7 and $5 for Family Circle seating (second balcony) at campus box offices. Charge by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW.
CONTACT: Jeff Langford, Convocations publicist, (765) 494-9712; e-mail, jilangford@convos.purdue.edu
The annual Windworks I concert series begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22. The American Music Review/Variety Band concert is at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27. The free concerts are at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.
Windworks I, the first in a two-concert series, will feature three of Purdue's five spring concert bands: the University Concert Band, the Collegiate Band and the Varsity Band.
The series originally was conceived to provide small wind ensembles and soloists the opportunity to perform before a large audience; however, in recent years, it has been transformed into a showcase event for the department's larger concert ensembles.
The bands' repertoire will feature a selection of marches, traditional classics and contemporary works. The second concert in the Windworks series is at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5, in the North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union.
February also sees a concert with the American Music Review, the Variety Band and the spring auxiliaries.
Similar in style to theme-park entertainment groups, the American Music Review consists of four solo singers and a full jazz ensemble. This high-energy group features jazz, pop, Broadway, swing, movies and television music during its performances. This show is tentatively being designed around the music of Johnny Mercer.
The Variety Band performs a wide range of pop, jazz and show music and is accompanied by the spring auxiliary units, which include Purdue's famous solo twirlers (the Golden Girl, the Girl in Black and the Silver Twins), the Goldusters, the twirling line and the flag corps.
CONTACT: Jennifer Tucker, director of public relations, bands, (765) 496-2697; e-mail, tuckerj@concentric.net
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
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