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Posted by pscott99 Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:21:00 PDT
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0 responses 0 comments Imagine David Beckham showing up at soccer practice to give your team some pointers on free kicks. It's sort of the equivalent of the Lakers coming to do a basketball practice with you.

That's kind of what it will be like when the Dallas Brass comes to Bakersfield on Jan. 12, 2005, to work with Liberty and Garces high school band students, holding a clinic and rehearsal.

The group is scheduled to perform at the Bakersfield Convention Center Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. 200 band students from area high schools will join the Dallas Brass onstage to perform a selection during the concert.

The Dallas Brass, a sextet that has played at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, comes to Bakersfield primarily for a performance for the Bakersfield Community Concert Association. The group added a band clinic and student rehearsal to its itinerary because working with high school band students is part of its mission. Their hope: Inspire kids to stick with music, even if they don't make it a career.

The sextet in Bakersfield will give students an experience they will always remember. Students are allowed to work with professionals in the field and see what the possibilities are for them personally, ie., enjoying music for the rest of their lives or becoming a professional musician.

At the clinic, band members perform a mix of tunes, teach the kids to play a song using their hands as instruments, and encourage them to practice -- then encourage them again. The experience may reaffirm a student's wish to play music professionally one day.

Outreach program elements:

1. Clinic -- Dallas Brass offers tips on becoming better musicians, including discussions on practicing, breathing, and other subjects that apply to all instrumentalists. Includes performance of several selections and opportunity for student questions. Percussionists generally separate for part of clinic to work with Dallas Brass percussionist, Dan Hostetler.

2. Student rehearsal -- Directed and coached by the Dallas Brass. Rehearsal is for the evening concert where students are invited to perform a piece with the Dallas Brass.

3. Evening public concert -- A full Dallas Brass show, from classical to jazz. Students perform concert finale with Dallas Brass.

The Dallas Brass is one of six concerts in the new season of the BCCA. Bakersfield Community Concert Association 2004-2005 Series is as follows:

Monday Sept. 20-Red, Hot...& Blue! Branson, Mo.'s "All American Ambassadors of Entertainment" (just back from Europe) take us on a nostalgic musical journey - from Ragtime to Rock and Roll. Fast paced, patriotic, inspiring!

Wednesday Nov. 17-Eve Selis Band On the verge of international fame, headlining from coast to coast- House of Blues in Hollywood to legendary Bitter End in NYC, with her "Powerhouse" live band she delivers a stunning performance saturated with country soul- strong fiery, emotional, it rocks and swings.

Wednesday Jan. 12-Dallas Brass America's foremost "Brass" group; not to be missed! A quintet complemented with drums and percussion that performs a range of music from classical to Dixieland, swing to Broadway, and folk to patriotic music. 200 of our LOCAL High School Band STUDENTS will appear on stage to play with the Dallas Brass during the evening.

Wednesday Feb. 23-One Enchanted Evening (Remembering Richard Rodgers) A company of 15 performers in a Broadway-style setting, featuring the "Romance" of Rodgers & Hart; and the Rodgers & Hammerstein collaboration of "The Sound of Music", "Oklahoma", "South Pacific", "Carousel", "The King and I", and "Flower Drum Song".

Monday March 28-The Alley Cats Known as "America's Premier Doo-Wop Group"- with their contemporary style of tunes from the 1950's and 60's and perfect blend of tight harmonies, comic timing and unbelievable a cappella energy!

Tuesday 17 May 5-Duquesne University Tamburitzans Based on the facinating rhythms of Eastern and Central Europe, the Tambaritzans show is a non-stop express of color, music, and movement. A kaleidoscope of sight and sound; countries represented with dialects, instruments, much intricate footwork; with 400 authentically reproduced costumes, it's a CAROUSEL of style and color from the first NOTE to the FINAL STOMP!

All concerts are performed at Bakersfield Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Bakersfield Community Concert Season membership is $60 for adults, $30 for full-time college students and $20 for high-school students. Phone 326-0838 or 871-4410 for more information. Web site: http://www.mykernlife.com/8...
E-mail: communityconcert@yahoo.com

The cost of the Dallas Brass visit will be covered by donations to the Bakersfield Community Concert Association's Student Outreach Program. Tax deductable donations can be made by mailing a check to BCCA, P.O. BOX 6458, Bakersfield, CA. 93386-6458.

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