DSC Symphonic Band pays tribute to the "Greatest Generation," Oct. 18

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct 2, 2015) – Paying tribute to the remaining veterans from the Trombonico, a three movement work that takes, from among others, inspiration for the music of Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller.

“Greatest Generation,” the Daytona State College Symphonic Band takes the stage for its Sunday, Oct. 18, performance at the college’s News-Journal Center, presenting the American Premiere of
First performed in Valencia, Spain during the summer of 2015, Trombonico was written by Gregory Fritze, the now retired chair of the Composition Department from the Berklee College of Music. Soloist for the work will be Dr. Edward Morse, trombone instructor at Mississippi Valley State University who also performs with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

Other works on the program, conducted by Dr. Doug Peterson, will include musical selections from the hit Broadway Show, Chicago, and traditional marches by John Philip Sousa, as well as At Dawn They Slept, a musical remembrance paying tribute to fallen heroes of that fateful day at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.

The Oct. 18 concert kicks off at 2:30 p.m. in the News-Journal Center’s Davidson Theater, 221 N. Beach St. in downtown Daytona Beach. The event is free to Daytona State and Volusia and Flagler County students; all others $8 per person or $15 for two. Tickets, featuring reserved seating, are available at the News-Journal Center box office Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or online at DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.

For more information call (386) 226-1927.

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