The concert is free and open to the public.

The ensemble is conducted by the Director of VAPA, Dr. Derle R. Long.
The theme for the performance is 鈥淏and Dancing鈥� and it will feature a varied selection of works from ballet, opera, and other dance music scores.
Included is 鈥淪arabande and Polka鈥� from the Malcolm Arnold Ballet 鈥淪olitare;鈥� Sir Arthur Sullivan鈥檚 鈥淧ineapple Poll Suite,鈥� which is a parody of opera overtures and arias; 鈥淐akewalk,鈥� based on piano melodies of Louis Moreau Gottschalk; 鈥淒ance of the Jesters,鈥� by Peter I. Tchaikovsky, and a ragtime piece by John Philip Sousa titled 鈥淲ith Pleasure.鈥�
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