Recent Edinboro Musical Events
On Sunday, November 11, the Concert Band of Northwest Pennsylvania under the direction of John Fleming played a Veteran's Day concert at Hirt Auditorium in the Blasco Library on the Bayfront in Erie, Pa. The concert honored veterans by featuring music from the time of the Revolutionary War to the present. Highlights were a trumpet solo by Bill Fairgraves and a musical homage to the heroes and heroines of flight 9/11 93, Flight of Valor, by James Swearingen Despite a rainy evening, the concert was well attended by an extremely appreciative audience. The Concert Band of Northwest Pennsylvania is made up of excellent area musicians and is a cultural diamond about to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary.
Last night, at Louis C. Cole Auditorium, on the campus of Edinboro University, the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra presented a Mostly Mozart concert. Howard Lyon played a well received Mozart Violin Concerto #3 in G. Patrick Jones, an outstanding saxophonist, performed William Alexander's Saxophone Concerto. Composer Alexander is an Edinboro Faculty Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Music. The final solo of the evening was by Christopher Rapier who played Mozart's Horn Concerto #4. It was definitely a treat to hear the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Guest Conductor Victor Yampolsky.
