The
Desert Winds, Las Vegas’ premiere contemporary wind ensemble, will perform
“COLORATIONS In Amber” on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at CSN’s Nicholas J. Horn
Theatre (CSN Cheyenne Campus – 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas, NV
89030) at 7:30pm. The concert will feature celebrity vocalist Susan Anton and
acclaimed composer Ralph Ford.
Ralph
Ford is a composer, arranger, conductor, and clinician with nearly 30 years of
university teaching experience. He is an exclusive composer and arranger for
the Belwin division of Alfred Music in Los Angeles, California, with more than
250 titles for orchestra, concert band, jazz ensemble, and marching band. While
touring Las Vegas, Mr. Ford will also work with select middle school band
programs within the Clark County School District, as part of The Desert Winds’
education outreach. Susan Anton’s enduring stage career was launched in the mid
‘70s as a Las Vegas headliner. Throughout her career, she shared the stage with
such legends as Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, George Burns, and her schoolgirl idol
Sammy Davis Jr.
“COLORATIONS
In Amber”, is the final performance in the 2014-2015 season. The Desert Winds
is a local wind ensemble led by artistic director, Charles A. Maguire. The
group is comprised of more than 40 professional and semi-professional
musicians, who primarily showcase music of contemporary composers. Now in their
sixth season, The Desert Winds was voted Best Performing Arts Group in the Las
Vegas Review-Journal’s “Best of Las Vegas” poll in 2014 and 2015.
Tickets
are $15 and can be purchased at www.thedesertwinds.org, or in person on the
night of the concert. Attendees of this final concert of the 2014-2015 season
will be able to purchase subscriptions to the 2015-2016 season in advance of
the official on-sale date later this year.
For
additional information about The Desert Winds, visit www.thedesertwinds.org,
follow on Twitter @TheDesertWinds, and ‘like’ on Facebook at
facebook.com/TheDesertWinds.
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