Kevin Scott Conducts SUNY Orange Symphonic Band In Concert With Local Flavor Oct. 19

[Kevin Scott, conductor, SUNY Orange Symphonic Band; Painting: A Twilight in the Wilderness by Frederic Edwin Church]

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BAND'S OCT. 19 CONCERT TO HAVE STRONG LOCAL FLAVOR

9/26/2008

SUNY Orange Band to Perform Music From, or Inspired by, the Hudson Valley

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – The SUNY Orange Symphonic Band will inject a distinct local flavor into its initial concert of the 2008-09 academic year, performing a series of original compositions written in tribute to the Hudson Valley, either by local residents or those who were inspired by the area. The concert, the first of four planned by the band over the next eight months, will begin at 3 p.m., Oct. 19, at Middletown’s historic Paramount Theatre, 17 South St.

The band’s program, entitled “A Tribute to the Valley: Music From and Inspired by the Hudson Valley,” will include performances of of former Cortlandt resident Aaron Copland’s “An Outdoor Overture”; Beacon resident Joseph Bertolozzi’s “Wings of Eagles”; Christopher Tucker’s award-winning “Twilight in the Wilderness,” inspired by Frederic Edwin Church’s 1854 painting; Wallkill native Max Grafe’s “Fantasia on an Irish Folk Song (Smash the Windows),” which received the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers’ 2007 Young Composer’s Award; and Blooming Grove resident Jared Cowing’s “Flight Through the Valley,” written for the Washingtonville High School Band.

In addition, the concert will feature marches by Walden resident Brian Ackley, former Middletown resident Sterling Grainger, Parker Gladden and SUNY Orange Assistant Professor Dana Paul Perna. The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Kevin Scott, is comprised of SUNY Orange students and members of the community. Scott and several of the composers will hold a pre-concert lecture at 2:30 p.m. in the Paramount Theatre. Audience members are encouraged to attend. Admission is $5. The concert is sponsored by the College’s Arts and Communication Department. For more information, call (845) 341-4787 or 341-4393. Community members interested in auditioning for the band should contact Scott via the Arts and Communication Department.