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diversions
River
Band jams upstream
By Greg Smith
On-line Forty-Niner
The Carpenter Performing
Arts Center will play host, Sunday, to the River City Brass
Band, a 29-piece brass and percussion group from Pittsburgh,
PA, as part of the Long Beach Community Concert Series. The
band is planning a patriotic and eclectic show that will appeal
to people with many different tastes in music.
Attendees can expect
a patriotic two-hour program, said Milt Orkin, River City
Brass Band touring coordinator and baritone player. The program
will include renditions of "The Armed Forces Salute," "America
the Beautiful," marches by Henry Fillmore and John Phillip
Souza and a big band version of "Old Man River."
"This will not
be just a formal concert," said Orkin. "There will be some
humor and fun. (Conductor) Lou Cassini has a nice repore with
the audience."
In September, the
River City Brass Band released a new CD entitled "All American,"
that, according to their web site, includes "13 selections
by American composers featuring Broadway, big band, movie
themes and the acclaimed Civil War Fantasy." The group plays
approximately 120 concerts each year, including 50 to 60 tour
dates across America.
"We are the only
year-round brass band in the country," said Orkin.
B-J Sherwin, president
of the Long Beach Community Concert Association said that
she has been trying to book the River City Brass Band for
five years.
"They are the best
in the world," said Sherwin. "Their virtuosity is untold."
This is the third
season the Long Beach Community Concert Association has been
holding performances at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center
on campus at Cal State Long Beach. The non-profit group has
approximately 900 to 1,000 season ticket subscribers.
"We are very pleased
with the (Carpenter Center)," said Sherwin. "Regardless of
where you sit, you can see and hear well."
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Carpenter
Performing Arts Center
Drew
Fennell (second from left), assistant principal cornet, is
surrounded by other musicians of the River City Brass Band
cornet members.
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