'American Voices' to be Heard In Heisey Concert at Denison

Posted: April 18, 2006

The Heisey Wind Ensemble will play its final concert of the season, "American Voices," at 8 p.m. on Saturday evening (April 29) in Swasey Chapel on the Denison University campus. The concert features a program made up of only American composers. Admission to the concert is $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and students. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Among the works the Heisey Ensemble will play are: James Curnow's "Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew," which is based on an inspiring poem written by an American pilot in World War II; John Philip Sousa's "The Liberty Bell March"; John Higgins' "Trombone Rag"; and James Henry Fillmore's "Lassus Trombone," another ragtime composition. Selections from Rogers and Hammerstein's 1943 stage hit "Oklahoma" and "A Tribute to Stephen Foster" are other familiar works on the program.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville -- Heisey Wind Ensemble's spring concert, "American Voices"; 8 p.m., Saturday (April 29), Swasey Chapel (200 Chapel Drive). Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and students and are available at the door. Contact 740-587-6220 or 740-862-6268 to confirm information.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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