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Highly anticipated collaborations to kick off the holiday season, and include guest performances by world-renowned artists.

��ý��Ƶ��ƹۿ� students and community members will present two nights of spectacular musical performances this November.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (November 16, 2015) — On November 19, 2015, the ��ý��Ƶ��ƹۿ� Jazz Ensemble will be performing their annual show in Gonzaga Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The ��ý��Ƶ��ƹۿ� Symphony Orchestra will present “A Winter Awakening” on November 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Quick Center for the Arts.

Tickets for the ��ý��Ƶ��ƹۿ� Jazz Ensemble are $5 at the door. Tickets to the ��ý��Ƶ��ƹۿ� Orchestra, “A Winter Awakening,” are free. Please visit the Quick Center for the Arts or call (203) 254-4010 for more information.

The Jazz Ensemble will present a vibrant and versatile night of music. Under the direction of John Fumasoli, with special guest percussionist David Silliman, some of their selections will include “Work Song,” by Cannonball Adderly, and “Little Sunflower” by Freddie Hubbard, as well as arrangements by Fumasoli and other Ensemble members.

“The upcoming Jazz Ensemble concert featuring guest artist David Sulliman is highly anticipated,” said John Fumasoli, Director of Jazz Ensemble and the Music Program Director at ��ý��Ƶ��ƹۿ�. “Highlights of our show include student compositions and arrangements, improvisation by all and a wide variety of song selections.”

David Silliman, experienced drummer and percussionist, will accompany the band as their special guest artist. Silliman’s talents have taken him all over the world, from performances with Aretha Franklin in New York to concerts and festivals in Europe and South America. [Festivals in the North Sea? Poorly attended I bet]. His style, a unique combination of jazz, Latin jazz, Brazilian and funk music has created exciting rhythmic energies, which, after twenty years of international performance, add color and mood to any performance.

Then, welcoming the winter season, the ��ý��Ƶ��ƹۿ� Orchestra has prepared a variety of classical pieces along with seasonal tunes, composed by Leroy Anderson, Franz Schubert, and Edward Greig. There will also be select chamber music pieces played by various members of the orchestra. The orchestra is comprised of Fairfield students, as well as members from the surrounding community.

"’A Winter Awakening’ is going to be a spectacular performance,” says Marianne Rose Weber, the student manager of the ��ý��Ƶ��ƹۿ� Symphony Orchestra. “Students and community members that make up the orchestra have been working very hard in rehearsals to make this performance one to remember, and we are looking forward to ringing in the winter season with a prepared selection of great classical and seasonal pieces.”

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