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GERSHWIN'S CLASSIC PORGY AND BESS COMES TO COLLEGE |
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January 23, 2009
GROVE CITY, Pa. – The 2008-09 Grove City College Guest Artist Series will continue with the third of four performances, the Pittsburgh Opera Theater presentation of “Porgy and Bess,” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 in Ketler Auditorium of the Pew Fine Arts Center on campus.
George Gershwin’s opera is a mix of classical and popular music, jazz and blues. The poignant tale deals with African-American life in the fictitious Catfish Row in Charleston, S.C., in the early 1920s The folk opera premiered in 1935 and is now regularly performed internationally. The song, “Summertime,” is one of its many tunes.
Tickets for “Porgy and Bess” are still available and cost $10 each. For more information, contact the Grove City College Financial Services Office on the second floor of Crawford Hall, or at (724) 458-2194. The performance coincides with the national observance of Black History Month in February.
The U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors will conclude the series on April 20. The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors is the United States Army’s premier touring jazz orchestra. This 19-member big band has received great acclaim both at home and abroad performing America’s original art form, jazz. Concerts are designed to entertain all types of audiences. Their diverse repertoire includes big band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, Dixieland, vocals and patriotic selections.
The Jazz Ambassadors performance is free, although tickets are still required. Tickets are available through the Colleg’s Financial Services Office.
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