June 15, 2001
What could be better on hot summer nights than a steady stream of cool, cool jazz?
Now in its fourth year, the University's Holmes Jazz Series kicks off its summer lineup of Thursday-evening performances June 21 with an appearance by saxophonist John Norment.
Other performances include:
„ June 28 --bassist Dan Eubanks;
„ July 12 --pianist Reggie Thomas;
„ July 19 --guitar duo of Farshid Soltanshahi and Tom Byrne;
„ July 26 --guitarist Dave Black; and
„ Aug. 2 --Tom Byrne Trio.
All six performances --free and open to the public --are from 8:30-10:30 p.m. in a coffee-house setting in Ridgley Hall's Holmes Lounge. The series is sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, Office of Student Activities and Student Life. For more information, call 935-5581.
Meanwhile, the Gateway Festival Orchestra returns for its 31st annual season of free outdoor concerts in Brookings Quadrangle. Conducted by William Schatzkamer, professor emeritus of music in Arts & Sciences, the orchestra will perform four Sunday-evening concerts, all starting at 7:30 p.m.
The series opens July 8 with "An Evening of Romantic Music," featuring works by Supp, Smetana, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky.
Subsequent programs include:
„ July 15 --"Re-creation of a 1904 World's Fair Concert";
„ July 22 --"20th-century American Music"; and
„ July 29 --"Italian Night at the Gateway Concerts."
The Gateway Festival Orchestra was founded in 1964 and originally performed at the riverfront downtown. The group moved to the University campus in 1970.
The orchestra is sponsored by the American Federation of Musicians, the Recording Industry Trust Fund, the Arts & Education Council of St. Louis, the Federation of Italian Organizations, the Regional Arts Council, the Missouri Arts Council and Emerson Electric Co.
In the event of rain, concerts will be held in Graham Chapel. For more information, call 569-0371.