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October
29, 2004
Contact:
Tom Davis or Andy Ellis :
(334) 670-3196; tomdavis@troy.edu
Office of University Relations
253 Adams Administration
Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3196
(334) 670-3274 (fax)
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Troy University Symphony Band will hold its annual Fall Concert featuring
a Salute to Veterans and the Armed Services on Tuesday, Nov. 9, beginning
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There is no admission charge for the concert and the public is invited to attend. Ford said the band extends a special invitation to all area military veterans and their families. The highlight of the concert will be composer David Holsinger’s “To Tame the Perilous Skies,” Ford said. “This piece was composed for the United States Air Force Band and depicts an aerial battle,” Ford said. “This is a brilliant piece of music and we’re looking forward to playing it.” Another featured piece to be performed is “Sound the Bells,” composed by John Williams for the United States Marine Band. Ford said the concert will include a selection of American patriotic standards, such as “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” The band will also perform its traditional “Armed Forces Salute,” a medley of the songs of each branch of the military. The Symphony Band, a concert ensemble of 80 players— most of whom are music majors—has performed at the national conventions of the American Bandmasters Association, the College Band Directors National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the Women Band Directors International, the Alabama Bandmasters Association and is the featured band at the annual Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic . |