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The Cumberland Valley School of
Music presents a
Big Band Jazz Concert on November
20th at Wilson College
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The Cumberland Valley School of Music will present a concert featuring the Gettysburg College Sunderman Conservatory of Music's Jazz Ensemble at Thomson Alumnae Chapel, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, at 7:30 pm, November 20. The event is free or charge. Directed by Professor of Music John "Buzz" Jones, the Jazz Ensemble has been performing continuously for 20 years. The group toured Greece and Italy this past May and has performed at international jazz festivals in Montreux, Switzerland, Vienne, France, Den Haage and the Netherlands. The ensemble is a group of 22 musicians dedicated to preserving and advancing America's indigenous musical art form. All styles of jazz are performed, from big band swing through contemporary fusion. Jones earned his D.M.A. degree at Temple University and has led the regionally-acclaimed Buzz Jones Big Band for almost 30 years. Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with approximately 2,600 students. It is located on a 200-acre campus adjacent to Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. The college was founded in 1832. For more information, call CVSM at 717-261-1220.
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