"American Bandstand"
Conductors: Tim Siess & Lewis Norfleet
Vancouver, WA - A summer "concert in the park" featuring music that celebrates Americana and jazz is the theme of the SW Washington Wind Symphony concert at the Mountain View High School auditorium on Sunday, June 1, at 3:00 pm. Under the direction of Tim Siess and Lewis Norfleet, the musical program swings with the music of Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa, and Leroy Anderson. The featured guest is the Evergreen Music Faculty Jazz Ensemble from the Evergreen school district.
The SW Washington Wind Symphony is a 55-member, professional quality concert band; 70% are music educators from the Clark county area and others are talented musicians from a variety of professions. This concert marks the conclusion of the wind symphony's successful third season. "Our mission is to encourage a better understanding and appreciation of wind band music and support the performing arts in SW Washington," said Richard Carr, co-founder and event coordinator.
All SW Washington Wind Symphony concerts are FREE and open to the public.
Mountain View High School is located at 1500 SE Blairmont Drive in Vancouver, Washington (south of SE Mill Plain Blvd and SE Parkcrest Ave. in East Vancouver).
For additional information:
360-574-8386 Email: Wind.Symphony@comcast.net
Website:
http://www.swwindsymphony.org