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April 26, 2006
Contact: Gordon Ovenshine
724-738-4854; gordon.ovenshine@sru.edu
TICKETS TO THE EVENT ARE GOING
FAST. All available tickets have been distributed, however some
remaining seats are expected at the last minute. Those with tickets
are asked to be in their seats by 6:50 p.m., when remaining seats
will be made available to walk-ins. (No additional mail requests
are being accepted.)
SRU TO OFFER ARMY’S JAZZ AMBASSADORS IN
FREE JUNE 27 CONCERT;
COMPLEMENTARY TICKETS NOW
AVAILABLE
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The U.S. Army
Field Band Jazz Ambassadors, the Army’s premier touring jazz
orchestra with appearances in all 50 states, returns to Slippery
Rock University for a free concert at 7 p.m. June 27 in Miller
Auditorium. The group’s performance at SRU last year was a
"sellout."
The 19-member
band will perform patriotic, big band, swing, contemporary jazz and
Dixieland selections, conducted by U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer
Kevin Laird.
Ticket
information
Up
to six tickets are available by sending a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to the SRU University Public Relations Office, 1 Morrow
Way, 201 Old Main, Slippery Rock, Pa., 16057. (Tickets may also be
obtained by visiting the PR office.)
Concerts by the Jazz
Ambassadors are designed to entertain and support the armed forces
and diplomatic efforts. Custom compositions and arrangements
highlight the group's creative talent and gifted soloists. Their
diverse repertoire also includes bebop, Latin, jazz standards,
popular tunes and vocals.
Billed as the
military’s most traveled ensemble and based in Washington,
D.C., the band has also appeared in Canada, Mexico, Japan, India
and throughout Europe. Notable performances include concerts at
international jazz festivals in Montreux, Switzerland; Newport,
Rhode Island; Toronto, Canada; Brussels, Belgium; and the North Sea
Jazz Festival in the Netherlands.
The Jazz
Ambassadors performed in England, Wales, Belgium, Luxembourg and
the Czech Republic in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the
end of World War II. The band has also been featured in unique
joint concerts with major orchestras, including the Detroit and
Baltimore symphonies.
About the
conductor
Laird holds his
master of arts in fine arts education from Truman State University.
He enlisted in the Army in 1978 and holds several military
decorations, including two Oak Leaf Clusters and a National Defense
Service Ribbon.
For more
information, call SRU at 724-738-2091.
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