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th# group m*mb«rt or* shown hwrw bwing grwwtwd by Pool Noblw of Noble's Trovwl World.Choral, Band Grogps Arrive in Winchester0'four choral and band groups from Kentucky, New York, and Ohio arrived in Winchester last night to begin the first leg of the National Heritage Festival of Music Tour.The National Heritage Festival of Music, formerly the National Bicentennial Festival of Music, combines a superb musical experience within the historical settings of our nation’s heritage, such as Jamestown, Yorfctown, Wiliamsburg, Winchester and Washington, D C., where the groups will be performingWhile in Winchester, the music group will be housed at Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music. They trip to this area is under the direction of Educational Tour Consultants, Inc , a division of Noble’s Travel World in Winchester.HeritorsTOMORROW, beginning at 10 a.m., the public is invited to gather on Loudoun Street Mall to hear the various groups perform.At 10 a.m., the Madison Central High School choir, 45 members strong, will perform under the direction of Ms. Jan Tunnell. The group is from Richmond, KyAt 1 pm, Burnie Rydyeski, band director of the 140-member East Islip High School in Long Island, N Y, wifi perform. At 1:30 p.m., the 60-member choral group from Thomas Edison High School in Elvira Heights, New York, directed by Robert Zazzara, will be in concert.At 2 p.m., the 110-member Jefferson High School band from Jefferson, Ohio, directed by Dennis Moore, will entertain the public.ALL THE GROUPS mentioned above will also be in standard competition tomorrow at Armstrong Auditorium at Shenandoah College, also open to the public.Today, the groups journey to Washington, D C. to perform on the Capitol steps and in the area of the Lincoln Monument.Sunday, the groups will depart for Williamsburg for more performances and return to the college Sundaynight.Tomorrow night, a party is planned in the students’ honor at the college.Both Shenandoah College and Loudoun Street Mall merchants are “rolling out the red carpet for the National Heritage Festival’s visit hereThe Thomas Edison High School choir will also perform at Sunday morning’s 8:30 worship service at Braddock Street United Methodist Church.
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Winchester Star
Winchester, Virginia, US
Fri, May 09, 1980
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