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Students, faculty to perform with Land of the Sky Symphonic Band

January 28, 2010 | Share |

Soloists at an upcoming Land of the Sky Symphonic Band concert will include Western Carolina University faculty Michael Shallock, associate professor of tuba and music education, and Will Peebles, professor and director of the School of Music.

In addition, several students from the WCU tuba-euphonium ensemble will perform with the band at the concert, which will take place at Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at http://www.dwtheatre.com/.

The band, a community group formed in 1990 by Enka High School alumni Rene Simson and Bob Lee, presents traditional concert band music and is under the direction of Jamie Hafner, director emeritus of education at Brevard Music Center and director emeritus of bands at the University of Toledo. Hafner also serves as conductor of the Brevard Community Band. For more information, call 828-645-2367 or e-mail libby.wilfong@gmail.com.


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