Alumni Band August 9: The Season Finale
USU faculty member and senior associate dean in the Caine College of the Arts Nicholas Morrison is the director of USU's Alumni Band. Its last performance of the summer is Sunday, Aug. 9.
The Utah State University Alumni Band’s last performance of the summer is Sunday, Aug. 9, on the university’s Quad at 7 p.m. The outdoor concert is free and all are invited.
Founded in 1963 by director of bands emeritus Dr. Max F. Dalby, the Alumni Band has been in existence for more than 40 years. This summer marks the band’s 52nd season.
“We will be playing some jazz tunes with professor emeritus Larry Smith conducting and his daughter, Monica Fronk, singing,” said Nick Morrison, conductor and senior associate dean in the Caine College of the Arts at USU.
The season-ending concert will be packed with special guests, including a student conductor, a librarian, a tuba player, a music education major and Caine Scholar Enrique Tellez.
“Along with these special guests, Tom Rohrer, director of bands at USU, and professor emeritus Dennis Griffin will guest conduct the show,” Morrison said.
Alumni Band performances begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Concerts are held on the USU Quad. In case of inclement weather, performances will be held in the Morgan Theatre in the Chase Fine Arts Center.
For more information, visit the CCA Box Office in room L-101 of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 435-797-8022 or see the college’s Production Services website.
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Writer and contact: Whitney Schulte, 435-797-9203, whitney.schulte@usu.edu
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