National Institute of Education Symphonic Band Presents
"...In music, Americana is a loose subset of American folk music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music" — ranging in style from roots-based bluegrass to alternative country, gospel, blues, zydeco, and other native forms. One of the main reasons Americana is used to describe such a wide variety of musical genres is because of the diverse range of cultural influences which we call American..."
OPUS 33.1 "Americana"
23 March 2008 (Sunday), 5.00pm
Victoria Concert Hall, S$10.00
conducted by A/P Ho Hwee Long
Repertoires
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| Stars and Stripes Forever | John Philip Sousa |
| Symphony No. 2 "The Big Apple" (A New York Symphony) | Johan de Meij |
| An Outdoor Overture | Aaron Copland |
| Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" I. Scherzo II. Mambo III. Cha-cha IV. Cool (Fugue) | Leonard Bernstein |
| East Coast Pictures III. New York | Nigel Hess |
| Intermission | |
| Concerto for 3 Trombones and Band Soloists: Ms Samantha Chong, Mr David Wong and Mr Wilson Ong | Walter S. Hartley |
| In the Miller Mood | arr. Warren Barker |
| Washington Post March | John Philip Sousa |
| Internal Combustion A Celebration of the American Automobile | David R. Gillingham |
For tickets, you can contact me through MSN (sufian90@hotmail.com). Thanks. It will be a concert not to be miss! So do come and show us your support! :) Thank you.
