Memory Lane: Feb. 28, 2002

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From the February 28, 2002 edition of The Wayne Herald:

Touch of Brass to perform

A Touch of Brass will be performing a free public concert at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 at the Ley Theatre on the Wayne State campus.

The program will consist of works by Gershwin, Vivaldi, Ewald, Ginastera and Borodin. Featured at the concert will be Dr. James O'Donnell, Dean of Arts and Humanities at Wayne State College. He will be performing trumpet works by George F. Handel and Hoagy Carmichael.

Members of A Touch of Brass include: Jay Martin, high brass, assistant band director and professor of music at Wayne State College; Denise Bender, professor of music at Northeast Community College; Keith Kopperud, band director at Wayne Middle School; Randy Neuharth, newly appointed professor of music and band director at
Northeast Community College and Keith D. Krueger, founder of A Touch of Brass.