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April 7, 2004 Big band hits from past eras fill American Musical Review concertWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Big band hits from the 1930s, '40s and '50s will be in the spotlight on Saturday, April 17, when Purdue's American Music Review gives its final concert of the 2003-04 school year. Sponsored by Purdue University Bands, the concert is set for 8 p.m. at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth Street, Lafayette. Admission is free, and no tickets are needed. "We've just got a program of good old standards," says Bill Kisinger, veteran director and associate professor of university bands. Several 1950s tunes made famous by Frank Sinatra, like "Come Fly With Me" and "Luck Be a Lady," highlight that era in the show. American Music Review's singers also will tackle Sinatra versions of two 1930s hits, "All or Nothing at All" and the Rodgers and Hart classic "The Lady is a Tramp." "What's unique about that tune, from the Broadway show 'Babes in Arms,' is its mixture of salsa and swing," Kisinger says. Fans of The Andrews Sisters will be treated to a vocal rendition of the 1940s girl group's most famous song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Other hits from the 1940s include "How High the Moon" and "I Could Write a Book." Hits representing the 1930s include George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm" and Ella Fitzgerald's "A Tisket A Tasket." Sara Suppinger, a senior majoring in liberal arts from Lafayette, will sing the song in Fitzgerald's legendary style. Another noted song stylist whose music gets a showcase at the concert is Nat King Cole. John Metzger, a senior majoring in chemical engineering from Muncie, Ind., will pay tribute to Cole's style in "Straighten Up and Fly Right." American Music Review's trombone section, led by Carmel, Ind., junior and science major Kristen Wilde, gets an instrumental spotlight in Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm." To end the concert, Kisinger sneaks in a brand new big band tune called "Count Bubba" by Gordon Goodwin. Among bands, "it's the hot tune of the year and has unaccompanied features for the trombone, saxophone and trumpet sections," Kisinger says. CONTACT: Kathy Matter, Purdue Bands public relations director, (765) 496-6785, kcmatter@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu Related Web site:
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