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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Columbia Concert Band Winter Concert Columbia, Maryland, October 15, 2005 — The Columbia Concert Band will perform their annual Winter concert, which will feature a wide variety of musical styles, along with some classic holiday tunes. Selections will include “The Fire of Eternal Glory” by Dmitri Shostakovich, “Second Suite in F” by Gustav Holst, and “Pageant” by Vincent Persichetti. Anne McGinty’s exciting “Atlantica” will take listeners on a journey over the open seas and Steven Reineke’s “Heaven’s Light” will gently inspire. Other pieces in the program will be “Hallelujah Trombone” by Henry Fillmore, a Latin version of the Johnny Marks tune “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, arranged by John Tatgenhorst, and a collection of traditional holiday songs called “Christmas Portrait”, arranged by Jerry Nowak. The concert will be on Sunday, December 11th at 3:00 p.m. at River Hill High School, 12101 Rt. 108, in Clarksville, MD. Admission is free and no tickets are required. For more information call (301) 596-9783 or visit the Columbia Concert Band web site at http://www.columbiaband.org. This concert is possible, in part, thanks to the Howard County Arts Council through a grant from the Howard County Government. The Columbia Concert Band is a non-profit community band that has been performing for local communities since 1983. The band’s purpose is to give non-professional musicians the opportunity to perform challenging band literature while entertaining the public in the Baltimore and Washington regional areas. The band is affiliated with Howard Community College, which gives credit to students for band participation. # # # |
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