Endicott Performing Arts Department presents The United States Air Force Band of Liberty’s Bay State Winds
11/22/2011
BEVERLY – Please join the United States Air Force Band of Liberty’s Bay State Winds clarinet quartet for a memorable evening of music, Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:30 p.m., at the Rose Performance Hall, Center for the Arts, Endicott College, 376 Hale Street, Beverly. Stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, these four musicians bring audiences of all ages to their feet with a program that features something for all musical tastes: classical, contemporary, patriotic, jazz and folk music, as well as original pieces for clarinet quartet.
This program is sponsored by Endicott College and is free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended. Reserve tickets at www.endicott.edu/centerforthearts or by leaving a message at the box office at (978) 998-7700.
Endicott College had its first cooperative event with the USAF Band of Liberty in December, 2010 when the Endicott Singers performed with the band in four concerts throughout Massachusetts. This year, the band’s chamber ensembles will visit Endicott and work with students and faculty in workshops and concerts. The event on Tuesday, December 6 will feature Endicott College’s Chamber Ensemble in a brief prelude performance, as well as Chamber Ensemble director Loren Lee of Newburyport performing an original work for violin composed by SSgt Matthew Ayala, clarinetist/arranger and composer with the Bay State Winds. The Bay State Winds will then perform their set of diverse pieces.
Endicott College students have opportunities to explore their interests in dance, music and theatre. The School of Visual and Performing Arts sponsors the Jazz Band, Dance Ensemble, Endicott Singers, the student a cappella group ECHO, Rock Band, and the Chamber Ensemble. Furthermore the School maintains special relationships with the Boston Ballet, Boston Children’s Theatre and Symphony by the Sea.
The Center for the Arts supports a variety of studies and performance venues with facilities that include: a 250-seat recital hall with professional quality acoustics; a 100-seat black box theatre for drama, dance, technical theatre workshops and performances; a museum quality art gallery for visiting art exhibits, gallery talks and community shows; a student art gallery; separate painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and woodshop studios; Macintosh computer labs for graphic design and visual communications; music and drama practice and rehearsal rooms; a shooting studio for photography; and lounges with facilities for public receptions.
Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. Reserve tickets at www.endicott.edu/centerforthearts or by leaving a message at the box office at (978) 998-7700. For more information about the Endicott Singers or the Center for the Arts, please contact Becca Kenneally, Performing Arts Chair, at rkenneal@endicott.edu or (978) 232-2397; or you can visit the Endicott College Center for the Arts webpage at www.endicott.edu/centerforthearts.
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