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Jazz and Big Band Headline May
Big Band returns to The Orpheum Theatre as the legendary sound of The Tommy Dorsey Band, comes to downtown Galesburg on Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. The Tommy Dorsey Band closes out the spring portion of the 2008 Red Carpet Series and is sponsored by Preservation Financial Management.
In Big Band history, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is recognized as one of the best all-around dance bands. It could swing with the best of them, and no other band could come close to Tommy's when it came to playing ballads. Tommy Dorsey, "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", was a master at creating warm, sentimental, and always musical moods - at superb dancing and listening tempos. Tommy sustained these moods through the arrangements of the likes of Paul Weston, Axel Stordahl and Sy Oliver, and he showcased singers who could project them brilliantly.
ORPHEUM THEATRE MISSION STATEMENT
To ensure Galesburg's historic Orpheum Theatre is authentically restored and maintained through general community support and private funding. To provide a performing arts centre that will offer quality entertainment, enhance educational and cultural opportunities and provide an additional venue for tourism and economic growth for the region.
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