Boulder Concert Band to Feature Top Trumpet Pros, The Stoneback Sisters

January 29,2013

All Species Welcome at February 23 œAnimal Parade Concert

Boulder Concert Band to Feature Top Trumpet Pros, The Stoneback Sisters

BOULDER, CO “ January 29, 2013 “ The Boulder Concert Band , one of the premier adult community bands in Colorado, invites everyone to its œAnimal Parade concert on February 23, 7:00 p.m., at the Manhattan School of Arts and Academics, 290 Manhattan Drive, Boulder.

The œAnimal Parade theme will inhabit the evening, migrating the audience from a jungle safari to the deep sea. The Boulder Concert Band will welcome its special guests, triplet sisters Kristin, Mary, and Sarah Stoneback, who are among the top trumpeters on the professional scene today. They have worked with pros including Doc Severinsen, Richard Hayman, and Susan Slaughter and have been featured performers for several bands and orchestras, including the St. Louis and South Dakota Symphony Orchestras.

œWe are privileged to welcome guest performers the caliber of the Stoneback Sisters, whose virtuosity inspires the band's animal parade music, commented Dr. Dana Biggs, conductor and musical director, Boulder Concert Band. œTheir phenomenal rendition of ˜Flight of the Bumblebee' with the band is a must-see.

The program will feature a menagerie of animal-themed pieces including:

Aquarium - Johan de Meij

The Black Horse Troop “ Sousa/Fennell

Carnival of the Animals - Saint-Saens/arr Curnow

Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov/arr Koff

The Hounds of Spring - Alfred Reed

Mancini! - Mancini/ Bulla

Por la EspaÃ±a Cani - Marquina/Mendez

Sunrise and Safari - Adam Gorb

William Tell Overture “ Rossini/Longfield

Tickets (at door)

$10. Individual, $5. seniors and students, $20. families

About Dr. Dana Biggs, Conductor

Dana Maurice Biggs serves as the conductor and musical director of the Boulder Concert Band, and is senior instructor of music and music education and assistant director of bands at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He received his Masters of Music degree in instrumental conducting from Eastern Kentucky University and his Bachelors of Music Education degree and DMA in instrumental conducting from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Biggs remains active as a clinician, adjudicator, drill designer and guest conductor throughout the United States.

About The Boulder Concert Band

Although the first records of a performing band in the city of Boulder date back to 1870, the Boulder Concert Band as we know it today was reorganized in 1976 by the late Hugh McMillen, former director of bands at the University of Colorado. Considered one of the premier adult community bands in the state, the current group comprises over 70 volunteer musicians from the business, professional, and educational communities in the Boulder County and Denver metro area.

The Boulder Concert Band provides the community with outstanding performances of traditional and modern concert literature and enriches the cultural experience of the audience and the musicians. Follow the Boulder Concert Band on Facebook, Twitter (@boulder_band), or visit the web site at www.boulderband.org.

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