FAMU Wind Symphony to Make Historic Performance at Carnegie Hall

Date

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Time

8:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Location (Map)

Carnegie Hall (On the Ronald Perelman Stage in the Carnegie Hall Isaac Stern Auditorium)

57th Street and 7th Avenue 
New York, NY 10

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Wind Symphony will be making a debut at Carnegie Hall in less than two weeks.

On March 29th they will give a 30 minute performance at the Stern Auditorium - Perelman Stage, marking the first appearance of a classical ensemble from a historically black college or university at Carnegie Hall.

The Wind Symphony's invitation is a part of the Ensemble Spotlight Series.

According to FAMU, during its Carnegie Hall debut, the group will perform Jack Stamp's "Fanfare for a New Era;" John Williams and D. Hunsberger's "Star Wars Trilogy;" Eric Whitacre's "Cloudburst (edited);" David Maslanka's "Symphony No. 7, Mvt. III;" and Bob Lowden's "Dixieland Jam."



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