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WINTER 2011 NEWSLETTER
	In this Edition:
	· "Sweet Sixteen" Season continues with "Celebrations" on December 17
	· "Solano Winds shine at 'CELEBRATIONS' concert"
	· Online ticketing now available
	· Compact Discs now available online!
	It's our "Sweet Sixteen" Season - come celebrate "BIRTHDAYS" with us on March 18! Since Solano Winds is having a Year-Long celebration of our Sweet Sixteen Season, we must devote an evening to "Birthday" music!  On March 18, at the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, we will do just that - play the music of composers who would be celebrating a "special" birthday sometime around this season. The fun gets underway with "Happy Birthday Around the World", a medley of treatments of the "Happy Birthday" song from a variety of musical cultures.  The lively overture to "Poet and Peasant", arranged by Henry Fillmore (born 1881), precedes "Images: Homage to Debussy" (born 1862), written by Bay Area composer Michael Senturia.  A medley of hits by Elvis Presley (born 1935) is followed by "Minute Waltz", featuring our own Heather Handa on trumpet interpreting Chopin's (born 1810) masterpiece.  The first half closes with the rousing "Commando March" by Samuel Barber (born 1910). The second half gets underway with the circus march "The Purple Pageant" by Karl King (born 1891).  Solano Winds then presents "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Franz Liszt (born 1811).  A medley of "Cole Porter Classics" (born 1891) is next, followed an original composition by Solano Winds member Clyde Vaiani, "Blazonry".  The program concludes with the exciting "Finale from Symphony in F Minor No. 4" by Peter Tchaikowsky (born 1840). It promises to be a birthday party that you won't want to miss!
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	"Solano Winds shine at 'CELEBRATIONS' concert" "An exciting evening of eclectic music" "The Winds played this tricky piece with ease and flair." "The WInds played it with crisp precision." "Performed with requisite solumnity and grandeur" "Quite literally took my breath away" "A triumphant finish" "A full throated, almost orchestral sound" "A clear, penetrating yet expressive tone" "Thoroughly enjoyable" "The Solano Winds played with confidence and, especially from the horns, a warmly burnished tone." "This sold-out concert was a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season." -Kathleen Whalen, Daily Republic review
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	Online ticketing now available We're happy to announce an easy new way to obtain your tickets to all Solano Winds performances!  You can now visit our website at www.solanowinds.org and click on the "BUY TICKETS ONLINE" link to select, purchase, and print your own tickets to our concerts.  You can also still place phone orders for tickets at (707) 428-7714, or walk in to City Hall at the Mall at Westfield Solano Shopping Center, or purchase your tickets at the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts Box Office the evening of a performance.  All online and phone orders will be assessed a convenience fee.  We strongly advise obtaining tickets in advance! Ticket lines can be long on the night of the performance, and you don't want to miss any part of this concert!
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	Compact Discs now available online! Did you enjoy a particular performance of the Solano Winds?  Or did you miss one?  Live recordings from each of our concerts from many of our past performances are available for purchase on our website.  We offer an even broader selection in the lobby at our concerts! Recent highlights:
	· October 2008 Concert in an Indoor Park Featuring Holst's "Folk Song Suite" and "American Patrol
	· December 2008 Global Celebrations and Holidays Featuring "Elegy for a Young American" and Alfred Reed's "Russian Christmas Music"
	· February 2009 The Human Instrument Featuring the Solano Choral Society, Community United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, and Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship Chorus
	· May 2009 Celebrating the Legacy of Bob Briggs Featuring "Danny Boy", "Pineapple Poll Suite", and "South Pacific - Symphonic Scenario" · October 2009 LAND Featuring "Light Cavalry Overture", "Go Tell It On The Mountain", "They Stood At The Edge of the Sky", "Yosemite Autumn", and "Night on Bald Mountain" · December 2009 SEA Featuring The Lisa Clark Dancers in Selections from "The Nutcracker", "Of Sailors and Whales", and "Fantasia on British Sea Songs" · March 2010 AIR Featuring "Aerodynamics", "Flight of the Bumble Bee" with Cathy Pierce on Flute, and "Superman March" · April 2010 SPACE Featuring "Also Sprach Zarathustra", "Blue Moon" with vocalist Kim Nemson, and "The Planets" · October 2010 CEREMONIES Featuring The Solano Choral Society, "Fantasia on 'Hail to California'", and "Brazil: Ceremony, Song, and Samba"
	· Robert O. Briggs Memorial Festival 113 Musicians 10 Conductors Benefitting the Robert O. Briggs Scholarship Endowment Fund · COMING SOON: December 2010 CELEBRATIONS Featuring "Symphonic Dance No. 3, Fiesta", "La Fiesta Mexicana: Mass", and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
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