I performs the exciting and swinging sounds of America's finest big band composers and arrangers, including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Hank Levy, and many other greats. Director, composer and arranger Ron Diehl makes his Towson University debut. The Towson University Dance Company presents the second act of The Nutcracker with the Towson University Orchestra conducted by Mark McCoy. The performances feature traditional costuming, scenery and special effects that include the duel between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker.
Admission is free.
Admission is free. This concert is the culminating event of the day-long clinic and rehearsal of 160 high school juniors and seniors representing 50 different Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Virginia high schools. The program includes an eclectic mix of marches, patriotic music, and traditional band compositions from composers including Carmen Dragon, Norman Dello Joio, John Philip Sousa, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The concert includes members of the Children's Dance Division Troupe, grand champions of Paramount's Kings Dominion 1999 Dance Festival. Also included are children who performed in Towson University's production of The Nutcracker, and children who danced with the Moscow Ballet in their production of The Nutcracker.