The United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra
Friday, 15 November, 1985 - 8:00 p.m.
Albert N. Jorgensen Auditorium, UCONN - Storrs
Haydn Sinfonia No. 86Davidov Konzert No. 1 in B Minor, for cello and orchestra, Op. 5
Foote Four Character Pieces after the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Op. 48
Still Afro-American Symphony
This must have quite the impression, because I kept the program for all these years. Perhaps it was even my first symphony concert. Looking at it now, this is quite an evening of music. I'll have to find some audio clips to re-live the evening.
We were fortunate enough to live 15 minutes from the UCONN campus and my dad's office was in the basement beneath Jorgensen (near the shark -- not kidding!). As the cultural center of Eastern Connecticut, Jorgensen did, and still does, program a wide variety of events and presentations and I'm very fortunate that my parents recognized the importance of supplementing my exposure to the arts. It set me on the path I'm still wandering down.
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