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For Immediate Release
October 23, 2008
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UNC Asheville's Music Department Continues Fall Concert Season;
Three Concerts Set for November

UNC Asheville's Music Department will continue its fall concert season with three performances in November, ranging from jazz to chamber music. The concerts feature student musicians under the direction of University faculty. Tickets are $5 general admission at the door.

A lively jazz concert will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. The show will kick off with a performance by Studio 18, the University's vocal jazz ensemble, under the direction of Melodie Galloway. The group will perform the jazz classic "'Round Midnight," Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why" and student arrangements. The show will wrap up with a performance by UNC Asheville's Jazz Ensemble, a 17-piece big band. The group will perform a variety of pieces, ranging from music written for the Count Basie Orchestra to the theme song of "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood." The ensemble will also debut a new composition written by UNC Asheville faculty.

The University Singers, the University Chamber Symphony, Reuter Center Singers and Voices in the Laurel will join together to perform Mozart's "Requiem" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St., downtown Asheville.

The University Wind Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble will perform in concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. The Wind Ensemble, under the direction of John Entzi, will perform a number of selections, including Vivaldi's "Concerto for Two Trumpets," "Amazing Grace" arranged by William Hines and William Schuman's "New England Tryptich." Matthew Richmond will direct the Percussion Ensemble in pieces ranging from Middle Eastern frame drum rhythms to Japanese Taiko drumming to a piece based on the drumming of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham.

For more information or to reserve a $40 season ticket, call UNC Asheville’s Music Department at 828/251-6432.

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