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          Notre Dame Bands to celebrate Black History Month

          
            
              
                
                Published: February 02, 2006
              

              
                Author: Tim Masterton
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          

TheUniversityofNotre Dame Bandswill celebrate Black History Month with two concerts on campus Feb. 17 and 18 (Friday and Saturday) in conjunction with Junior Parents Weekend.

The Notre Dame Concert Bands will perform at 5 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Leighton Concert Hall of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.The diverse program will feature both traditional and contemporary selections, including pieces dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen and in memory of Rosa Parks.

Bill Nicks, drummer and adjunct faculty member, will join the Concert Bands for a medley of Motown songs Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. in Washington Hall.Nicks has previously performed with Patti LaBelle and the original Temptations.The Notre Dame Jazz Bands also will perform, paying tribute to Ray Charles and other significant black composers and musicians.

Both concerts are sponsored by the Notre Dame Department of Music.They are free and open to the public, but tickets are required.To reserve tickets for the Feb. 17 concert, call the performing arts center ticket office at 574-631-2800.To reserve tickets for the Feb. 18 concert, call theLaFortuneStudentCenterbox office at 574-631-8128.

For more information, visit the Department of Musics concert Web site at www.nd.edu/~congoers .

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