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Date(s) - June 20, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A 71-year tradition resumes the first week of June on Ohio University’s historic College Green with the first performance in the annual Under the Elms Summer Concert Series.
One of OHIO’s signature summer events, this free five-week outdoor concert series showcases the talents of the Communiversity Band, composed of current Ohio University students and alumni, current and retired faculty members, as well as community members from Athens and the surrounding area. Leading this group of musicians is Ohio University Director of Bands Andrew Trachsel, who serves as music director and conductor for the Communiversity Band.
The 2018 season of the Under the Elms Summer Concert Series kicks off June 6 and will include five performances held at 7 p.m. every Wednesday, June 6 through July 4, on the College Green adjacent to OHIO’s Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. In the event of inclement weather, the concerts will be moved inside the auditorium.
This concert will pay homage to the “March King”, John Philip Sousa, by presenting his marches as well as other numbers typical to a Sousa band concert at the turn of the twentieth century, including music by Grainger, Wagner, and Joplin.
Dr. Chipman is Director of Bands at Florida A&M University. He’ll be joining us for a concert
that will also feature the OHIO Summer Band Camp participants, who will be on campus all week.
Location
Ohio University Templeton Blackburn Memorial Auditorium
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