{"id":30674,"date":"2016-04-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-jazz-band-to-give-thank-you-concert-ahead-of-italian-tour\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:20:06","slug":"tarleton-jazz-band-to-give-thank-you-concert-ahead-of-italian-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-jazz-band-to-give-thank-you-concert-ahead-of-italian-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Jazz Band to give ‘thank you’ concert ahead of Italian tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tarleton Jazz in Concert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, April 22, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas\u2014Tarleton State University\u2019s Jazz Ensembles, just weeks away from embarking on a tour of Italy, will provide a preview concert on the Stephenville campus to a \u201cthank you\u201d to the supporters who have made the trip possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of Jazz Bands and Assistant Professor Greg Ball welcomes the public to the 7:30 p.m. concert, Monday, April 25, inside the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium as the Tarleton Jazz Ensembles provide a sample of the repertoire planned for their 10-day Italian concert tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe concert will feature some of our favorite tunes from the entire school year, plus some new numbers, including an Andrews Sisters\u2019 tune featuring all three of the Tarleton vocalists traveling with us to Italy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission to Monday evening\u2019s concert is $5 or free with a valid Tarleton ID. Tickets will be available at the Fine Arts Center Box Office one hour prior to showtime; all seating is general admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe students are very excited about the trip,\u201d said Ball. \u201cThey have worked very hard this year preparing music, raising funds and getting ready for their international tour. We\u2019re now just days away from sharing our love of jazz with the Italians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band will perform at several venues in Italy as well as visit cultural and historic sites. Performance venues include Villa d\u2019Este (Rome), Montalcino\u2019s Fortress Gardens (a castle in southern Tuscany), Aula Magna dell\u2019Universita per Stranieri (Perugia), Loggia del Porcellino (Florence), and Giardini Savelli (Cesena). Touring highlights include the Roman Colosseum and Forum, the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, Saint Francis\u2019 Basilica, the Accademia Gallery including Michelangelo\u2019s David, and the Byzantine mosaics in Ravenna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tarleton Jazz Band departs May 12 and returns May 22. Donations to help defray travel expenses for the students are welcome. To make a donation, email Ball at ball@tarleton.edu<\/a> or call 254-968-9828.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow\u2019s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact: Kurt Mogonye
254-968-9460
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