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<DIV class=style26 align=center><SPAN class=style28>Opus One
Big Band will heat up Cumston Hall on a Saturday
night</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=style27>Saturday, March 10th, 7:30
p.m.</SPAN></DIV>
<P align=left>The return of winter’s cold winds got you down?
Enjoy a night with the hot sounds of the Opus One Big Band as
they warm up Monmouth’s historic Cumston Hall for a memorable
night of music. </P>
<P>The Opus One Big Band, which is under the direction of Dale
Perkins and features some of the finest big band musicians in
central Maine, will perform <STRONG>a concert to benefit
Cumston Hall and the Monmouth Academy Band music program on
Saturday, <SPAN class=style27>March 10th, 7:30 p.m</SPAN>.
</STRONG></P>
<P>The experience of hearing a big band in one of Central
Maine’s most historic theaters will delight those who remember
of good old days of big band music, and will introduce
newcomers to this unique brand of music performance that is
seldom available live. </P>
<P>In the tradition of Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey, Duke
Ellington, Count Basie, Gene Krupa, and Glenn Miller, the Opus
One Big Band has planned a concert full of favorites as well
as lesser known tunes. The program includes the jazz and swing
standards of the 30s and 40s, including:<EM> Sing, Sing, Sing;
Sweet Georgia Brown, Straighten Up and Fly Right,
Woodchopper’s Ball, Hay Burner, Jersey Bounce, The Way You
Look Tonight, Four Brothers,</EM> <EM>Stars Fell on Alabama,
</EM>and the number one big band song of all time,<EM> In The
Mood. </EM>The show will also include some pieces that were
written after the heyday of big bands, including the 1961
Horace Silver hit <EM>Filthy McNasty, Taste of Honey</EM>
which was made popular by Herb Albert in the 70s,
<EM>Centerpiece</EM> from 80s jazz composer Frank Mantooth,
and <EM>Jazz Police</EM>, a composition of contemporary artist
Gordon Goodwin and his Big Phat Band. </P>
<P>The Opus One Big Band has been playing for over twenty
years is currently under the direction of Dale Perkins. Band
members include Joe Kingston, Barry Saunders, Larry Williams,
John Morneau, and Tom Stott on sax; Michelle Kingston, John
Foss, Dave Langzatel, Brian Nadeau, and Dianne Fenleson on
trumpet; Lee Prager, Meg Hausman, Doug Kennedy and Megan
Kennedy on trombone; and Ken LaBrecque, Jim Perkins, Greg
Lindholm and Dan Schneider make up the rhythm section. In the
tradition of great bands of the late 30’s, the Opus One Big
Band brings their own vocalist, Suzanne Proulx. </P>
<P>The Friends of Cumston Hall is a group of volunteers who
are dedicated to the ongoing restoration and celebration of
one of central Maine’s prize performance halls. This concert
is part of an on-going series to bring a variety of live
musical performers to Cumston Hall. </P>
<P>Join us for a swinging evening of fun and great music at
Cumston Hall, 796 Main Street in Monmouth, on Saturday, March
10th at 7:30.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for
students.</STRONG> Advanced general admission tickets are
available at Cumston Public Library, Apple Valley Books and
Peppers Restaurant in Winthrop and the Holocaust and Human
Rights Center on the UMA campus in Augusta. Tickets are also
available at the door and online at <A
href="http://www.friendsofcumstonhall.org">www.friendsofcumstonhall.org</A>.
And there’s not a whole lot of room for a dance floor, but
it’s okay to dance in the aisles. Come on and warm up with
great music on March
10th.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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