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Issue: 952 Date: 11/20/2008
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UMSL groups to hold holiday concert
Jazz Ensemble, Vocal Point to perform classics at Touhill
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WHO: Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Point, performance groups at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
WHAT: A holiday concert
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2
WHEREAnheuser-Busch Performance HallBlanche M. Touhill Performing Arts CenterUniversity of Missouri-St. LouisOne University Blvd.St. Louis, Mo. 63121
SPONSOR: Department of Music at UMSL
COST: Free and open to the public
INFO: 314-516-5980http://www.umsl.edu/~umslmusic/
DETAILS
The concert will feature jazz and a capella variations of many holiday classics, including "Yo Tannenbaum," "Deck the Halls," "Coventry Carol," "Let It Snow" and "Jingle Bells."
The UMSL Jazz Ensemble is comprised of student performers. Jim Widner, coordinator of jazz studies at UMSL, is the director of the 18-piece ensemble, which will perform in the style of Stan Kenton and Gordon Goodwin.
Vocal Point is a select ensemble of 20 a capella singers at UMSL. Jim Henry, director of choral studies at UMSL, is the conductor for the group, which will perform in the style of Singers Unlimited. |
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