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Concert Band Honors Essential Workers In Season-Opening Concert

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"Joy From Awakening: A Tribute To Our Essential Workers" is the Kalamazoo Concert Band's first concert of the season. Conductor Tom Evans joined Cara Lieurance to preview the program, which will be held at 7:30 pm in Chenery Auditorium on Saturday, Oct 23. 

Proof of vaccination and wearing a mask are required to attend the free concert. A special piece, "Heal," from Robert W. Smith's Suite for the Heroes Among Us, will pay tribute to those who served as essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bassoonist Caleb Piersma, winner of the KCB Youth Soloist Competition in 2020, will also make a long-delayed debut playing a concerto movement with the band.

Cara Lieurance is the local host of NPR's All Things Considered on 1021 WMUK and covers local arts & culture on Let's Hear It on 89.9 Classical WMUK weekday mornings at 10 - 11 am.
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