March 4, 2008
7:00 pm
Linda Purl

Award winning star of Broadway, film and television, Linda Purl puts her dazzling, critically-acclaimed live show on the road. Linda’s lush, jazzy concerts have moved critics to marvel at her song styling and personal interplay with her appreciative audiences

Big Band Sounds of Green Valley was formed in 1991 to play big band dance and
concert music for Green Valley and surrounding area audiences. The orchestra
comprises five trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones and four rhythms
(piano, bass, drums and guitar). Erin Howell, a young and talented singer from
Marana, joined the band in October 2005, and has proved extremely popular with all audiences.

The band’s library has grown to some 400 orchestrations, including arrangements played by such great bands as Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Glen Miller, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington and Count Basie.

In choosing programs for dances and concerts, the band focuses on standard tunes which audiences will know well, and they select special arrangements which add interest and demand more of the musicians.

With style and grace, Calico Winds is taking wind music to the forefront of the chamber music world by artfully reinventing the conventional wind quintet. They chose the name “Calico” to reflect the many colors and textures offered by the sounds of the wind quintet. The ensemble blends top-notch playing, great music and an appealing atmosphere; their repertoire incorporates a wide variety of classical music.