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Connecticut College presents ´A World of Music,´ a Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble Concert March 5

March 03, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College Department of Music will present "A World of Music," a Connecticut College Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble concert, March 5 at 7 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center at Connecticut College.

The concert will feature musical selections including "Festive Overture," by Dmitri Shostakovich; "Spain," by Chick Corea and Joaquin Rodrigo; "Let´s Face the Music and Dance," by Irvin Berlin; and "Scherzo a la Russe" by Igor Stravinsky. Gary Buttery, adjunct instructor of music, will direct.

Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for students and seniors. For tickets and information, call (860) 439-2720.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu