CONTRA COSTA WIND SYMPHONY

FOR RELEASE

Contact:
- Duane Carroll
(925) 944-5392
dcarroll22@sbcglobal.net
www.CCWindSymphony.org
- Bob Rezak
(925) 680-7089
rrrezak@sbcglobal.net

Tuba, Bassoons, Trombones

Contra Costa Wind Symphony Will Visit
‘Friends in Low Places’ in June 1 Concert

With a virtuoso tuba player, bassoonists, and 12 trombones as featured artists, Conductor Duane Carroll and the Contra Costa Wind Symphony will wrap up its current season with a “low” profile but upbeat concert on June 1 in Walnut Creek.

Billed as “Friends in Low Places,” the concert will begin at 2 p.m. in the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. Tickets --$18 regular, $15 seniors, $12 students — on sale at the ticket office (925) 943-7469, www.lesherartscenter.org

Zachariah Spellman, tuba player for the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, will perform James Curnow’s “Fantasy for Tuba” and Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumble Bee.”

Lori Garvey, Michael Garvey and Michael Cooke, a bassoon trio from the Wind Symphony, will provide a new twist on Leroy Anderson’s “Bugler’s Holiday.”

Twelve trombonists known as The Bay Bones will play “Trojan Trombone” and “Magic Slides.”

Carroll will also lead the Wind Symphony in Gershwin’s “An American in Paris,” Arlen & Harburg’s “The Wizard of Oz,” Debussy’s “Petite Suite,” and Vaughn Williams’ “English Folk Song Suite.”

The Contra Costa Wind Symphony, now in its 27 th year, was selected as “Best of the East Bay Community Music Group for 2007” by Diablo magazine.

CONTRA COSTA WIND SYMPHONY

FOR RELEASE

Contact:
- Duane Carroll
(925) 944-5392
dcarroll22@sbcglobal.net
www.CCWindSymphony.org
- Bob Rezak
(925) 680-7089
rrrezak@sbcglobal.net

Calendar Listing - Classical Music

June 1, 2008 Event - East Bay

CONTRA COSTA WIND SYMPHONY —Duane Carroll conducts ”Friends in Low Places,” with Zachariah Spellman, tuba virtuoso of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, a bassoon trio, and 12 trombonists known as The Bay Bones. Selections include Gershwin’s “An American in Paris ,” Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumble Bee,” Curnow’s “Fantasia for Tuba,” Debussy’s “Petite Suite,” and Leroy Anderson’s “Bugler’s Holiday .” 2 p.m. June 1. Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek . Tickets --$18 regular, $15 seniors, $12 students — on sale at the ticket office (925) 943-7469, www.lesherartscenter.org. More information: www.CCWindSymphony.org.

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