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MEDIA CONTACT: Department of Music (585) 275-2828 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800
April 7, 2004
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester’s River Campus.
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Note: Parking is available on University lots after 7 p.m. weeknights.
The University of Rochester Jazz Ensemble will present its spring concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus. The show is free and open to the public.
The program will include “Daybreak Express” by Duke Ellington, “Scrapple for the Apple” by Charlie Parker, “St. Thomas” by Sonny Rollins, “ ’Round Midnight” by Thelonious Monk, and many more. The jazz ensemble is made up of more than 15 members, all students of the University.
Conductors for the jazz ensemble concert are Rodney Lancaster and Eric Schmitz, who are candidates for the degree Doctor of Musical Arts at the Eastman School of Music in the Department of Jazz and Contemporary Media.
The University of Rochester Jazz Ensemble is sponsored by the Department of Music at the College. For more information, call (585) 275-2828.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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