For Immediate Release —October 27, 2009
Contact:
David Irwin
Media Relations Manager
(585) 245-5516
irwin@geneseo.edu

Geneseo Wind and Jazz Ensembles Set for Oct. 30 Performance

GENESEO, N.Y. – The Geneseo Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble will open their fall season with a joint concert Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. in the college’s Wadsworth Auditorium.  The concert is free and open to the public.

“Invitation to the Dance” is the theme for the Wind Ensemble, conducted by James Walker, distinguished service professor of music, and will feature works such as “Four Dances from West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein, “Dance of the Jester” by Tchaikovsky, “Four Scottish Dances” by Malcolm Arnold and “Havendance” by David Holsinger. 

The Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Jonathan Kruger, will feature music in the “Big Band Style” featuring works by Mike Tomaro, Lennie Niehauus, Victor Lopez and Raper & Webster.

For more information on the concert, call 585-245-5824.