|
|
 |
|
|
Information Services • School Board Administration Building • 1450 N.E. 2 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132 |
|---|
SCHOOL JAZZ BANDS TO KICK OFF
LYRIC THEATER CONCERT SERIES
Information Services
• School Board
Administration
Building • 1450 N.E.
2 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132
SCHOOL JAZZ BANDS TO KICK OFF
LYRIC THEATER CONCERT SERIES
Contact: Alberto M. Carvalho
305-995-4638
March 20, 2001
Five Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) jazz bands will kick
off two of six free concerts March 23-24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Miami's
historic Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave.
On Friday, March 23, the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojan Band, directed by
Eloys George, Jr. and the Miami Northwestern Senior High School Jazz
Band, led by Christopher Dorsey, will feature swing music and modern
arrangements for the big band. On Saturday, March 24, the Miami
Senior High Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Lupe Pera, the
Miami Beach Senior High Jazz Band, directed by Bringle Cidel, and the
Miami Jackson Senior High Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jermaine
Fleming, will perform big band arrangements with a Latin beat.
M-DCPS' jazz program has grown in recent years, both in quality and
quantity. Local high school jazz bands have appeared at the National
Association of Jazz Educators conference in New York City, the
Midwest Band Conference in Indianapolis and numerous other
prestigious musical gatherings. Additionally, three jazz students
from Miami-Dade were chosen as members of the national Grammy jazz
ensemble last February.
For additional information, contact James A. Smith, District
Supervisor for Music Education, at 305-995-1942.
01-J0138/JS