Kick-off your Independence Day holiday weekend with an old fashioned concert
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (June 18, 2009) - Featuring many of your favorite holiday tunes, the Daytona State College Symphonic Band will present a free Independence Day Concert, Thursday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m.
The Symphonic Band, consisting of high school, college, and community musicians from all walks of life, will present works including George M. Cohen's Star Spangled Spectacular, An Armed Forces Salute, and Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever. Daytona State faculty member, Pamela Hanson-Peterson will sing "I Could Have Danced All Night" from the long running Broadway Hit Show, My Fair Lady.
The conducting duties for the event will be split between Douglas Peterson, Peter Waidelich, and Matthew Simmons. All three are music faculty members from Daytona State College.
Starting promptly at 7:30 p.m., the concert will be held in the Davidson Theater at the News-Journal Center. The event is free to the public. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets will not be issued for this performance.
The News-Journal Center is located at 221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach.
The performing arts programs at Daytona State prepare students for a future in music, drama and dance while also providing entertainment opportunities for the community through a variety of events produced each semester.
For more information call (386) 506-3042.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Glyn Johnston, Vice President, Marketing, Communications and Events, (386) 506-4499, johnstg@DaytonaState.edu
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