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The UWG Jazz Ensemble gives
knock out performance Friday
Photo courtesy Westga.edu
By Alix Carnes
Staff Writer
acarnes / @my.westga .edit
The UWG Jazz
Ensemble gave a fantastic
display of their talents
Friday, November 9th.
The performance was
the twelfth event of the
Department of music’s
2007-2008 concert
series. it showcased
some old school hits
including “Blue Skies"
by Irving Berlin and
Roger Holmes and
“That Old Black Magic”
by Johnny Mercer,
Harold Arlen and Mark
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contributed her brilliant
vocals to the songs
“Blue Skies”, “That Old
Black Magic” and “Hard
Hearted Hannah”.
The ensemble was
under the direction of
Dr. Daniel Bakos who
mixed music w ith a bit of
comedy. Solos included
Kendall Lawson and
Lee Ritchie among
others. Upcoming
events include the
Tw'enty-Third Annual
Sunbelt Jazz Festival,
Friday, April 25th, 2008
at the Townsend Center
starting at Bpm.
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The UWG Marching Band continues to light the south
By Alix Carnes
Staff Writer
acarnes I @my.westga .edit
The UWG Marching
Band, “The Sound
that Lights the South”,
gave an incredible
performance in their
annual indoor Varsity
Show, Wednesday,
Photo hy Kimmie Folkes
The UWG Marching Band’s tuba section shows off for the crowd during the musical program
“The Sound that Lights the South.”
by Jesse Duke
Used with permission by Sudokusweh.com
November 7th at the
Townsend Center for
Performing Arts. The
band split up into
instrumental sections to
demonstrate their skills.
The show highlighted
extreme creativity, from
the mini ballet presented
by the flutes to a
hilarious rendition of
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Players that feel
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rather show off their
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microphone and lead
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the Super Mario theme
from the Clarinets. All
sections were featured,
including the Visual
Ensemble.
Kendall Lawson
humorously narrated
the event with frequent
costume changes
and a script rumored
to be written by Dr.
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role model for a player,
a drum set peripheral is
also available to bang
on. Whatever the musical
instrument selected,every
player plays an important
part in the creation and
balance of the band.
While Solo Tour
mode can give players
the individual attention
needed to hone their skills,
the time may eventually
come that requires all
four instruments and
players to come together
online to form their band
and prove to the rest of
Overmier, Director of
bands and instructor of
percussion. The show
was definitely one for
the books!
For more
information about
upcoming musical
events, please see www.
westga.edu/~musicdpt/
calendar.htm.
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that they are virtual rock
gods or goddesses.
By customizing
anything from online
avatars to the actual
band logo, the game
can boast many unique
band possibilities on and
offline.
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Rock Band will be
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the slightly high price
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