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February 12, 1999
Purdue Bands present 4 free concerts this monthWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Four Purdue University band concerts hit the stage in February: a Purdue Jazz Band concert Feb. 19, the annual Windworks I concert and a Purdue Symphonic Band concert in New Albany, both on Feb. 21, and an American Music Review/Variety Band concert Feb. 26.The Purdue Jazz Band, under the direction of Marion "Mo" Trout, assistant professor of jazz studies, will continue its commemoration of the centennial celebration of Duke Ellington's birth by presenting an 8 p.m. concert on Friday, Feb. 19, entitled "The Legacy of Duke Ellington." Don Seybold, associate director at Purdue Convocations and host of a Lafayette-area radio jazz show, "The Jazz Cafe," will provide commentary. The Purdue Jazz Band will play music written by Ellington and by other artists who were influenced by this jazz master's innovations. The free concert will be presented in the North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union. At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, 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; 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 scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 11. Both Windworks concerts will be presented in the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Also on Sunday, Feb. 21, the Purdue Symphonic Band, under the direction of Assistant Professor Jay Gephart, takes to the road to perform at the new Ogle Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Indiana University Southeast in New Albany. The band will share the stage with the Louisville Male High School Symphonic Band under the direction of Nan Moore. The free performance will begin at 3 p.m. and is part of a series of concerts sponsored by IU Southeast. February also sees a concert by the American Music Review, the Variety Band and the spring auxiliaries. The 8 p.m. show on Friday, Feb. 26, is being designed around swing music, with several pieces dedicated to the memory of trumpet player Miles Davis. The free concert will be presented in the Long Center. 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. 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: David Petuashvili, Purdue Bands publicist, (765) 496-2697; e-mail: david_petuashvili@mgmt.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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