Purdue News
Purdue NewsJanuary 20, 1998
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.
Source: Jennifer Tucker, director of public relations, bands, (765) 496-2697; e-mail,
tuckerj@concentric.net
Writer: Jenny Pratt, (765) 496-3133; e-mail, jenny_pratt@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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