For more information, contact:
Janet Bowler
North Coast Symphonic Band board of directors
jlbowler@charter.net
503 325-2431

Astoria—

The North Coast Symphonic Band presents its first concert of the season on Sunday, October 29, at 2 P.M., at the CCC Performing Arts Center, 16th and Franklin, in Astoria.

Titled “Across the Channel,” the concert features works from the British Isles, France, and The Netherlands.

The 45+ members of the band are directed by Richard Boberg in his fourth season with the 27-year old, regional ensemble.

Boberg says he became intrigued by the “wealth of musical literature from both sides of the English Channel” while preparing for a 2005 British music concert. The current program offers a variety of old and new, familiar and unfamiliar music.

The “William Byrd Suite” by Gordon Jacob consists of six late- Renaissance English dance tunes.

“ Aquarium” by Dutch composer Johan de Meij is a fine example of modern music. The three movements of this charming tone poem are “Neon Tetra, Electric Eel, and Angelfish”; “Sea Horse and Zebra Fish”; and “Guppy and Company.”

Familiar themes from Carmen, the ever-popular French opera by Georges Bizet, are featured in a suite arranged by Jack Bullock.

The band will also play a medley of Glen Miller favorites that the iconic swing bandleader performed while stationed in England in the 1940s.

John Hammond, award-winning director of bands for the Warrenton School District, will conduct “Toccata for Band” by Frank Erickson, noted contemporary composer for wind ensembles.

Tickets for the concert are $10 for regular admission, $8 for seniors and students with I.D., and $6 for children under twelve.

Advance tickets can be purchased at Bach & Rock, 339 12th Street in downtown Astoria, or at the door the day of the concert.

The CCC Performing Arts Center box office will open at 1 P.M. the day of the concert, and the auditorium doors will open at 1:30 P.M.

Pre-concert entertainment will begin at 1:30 P.M. with swing music by the Coffee Net Band of Ilwaco, Washington.

The North Coast Symphonic Band performs in partnership with Clatsop Community College’s Arts and Ideas Program.

For more information, telephone (503) 325-3891 or(503) 325-2431; or e-mail jlbowler@charter.net.


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