Jazz Big Band Performs Original Composition For Bicentennial
December 17, 2014
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NOCCA Jazz Big Band will be performing a portion of the new original jazz suite, Battle of New Orleans composed by long-time NOCCA music faculty member and composer Mike Rihner on January 8, 2015 as part of the Chalmette National Historic Park Service’s official 200th commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans. This ceremony will be held at the Chalmette Battlefield site and it is free and open to the public.
Mike Rihner was awarded the commission to compose the Battle of New Orleans through a grant from the National Park Service. For more information on the events taking part in this historic bicentennial visit the National Park Service website, http://www.nps.gov/jela/planyourvisit/hours.htm.