Summer Breezes and Sweet Sounds
Name:
Summer Breezes and Sweet Sounds
Date:
July 10, 2017
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Event Description:
“Summer Breezes and Sweet Sounds,” the annual outdoor concert featuring local musicians and composers, will bring music to the University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden Monday, July 10. It is sponsored by the Arboretum Associates and UI’s Lionel Hampton School of Music
The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. on the west side of the upper pond in the Arboretum on Nez Perce Drive, near the UI golf course. Dan Bukvich, professor in the Lionel Hampton School of Music, is organizing a program highlighting various local musicians.
Among the soloists scheduled to perform are Sean Butterfield, trumpet; Vanessa Sielert, alto saxophone, and Navin Chettri, traditional Nepalese drumming and singing. Ensembles scheduled to perform include a UI/Washington State University brass ensemble, the Arboretum Chamber Choir, the Arboretum Percussion Ensemble and Gefilte Trout, a Klezmer band.
Parking is available in the golf course lot as well as along Nez Perce Drive. Limited transportation from the street to the concert area will be available for anyone who has difficulty walking. In case of rain, the concert will be canceled.
Concert-goers are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating. Please allow time to find a seat before the concert begins, organizers say.
The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. on the west side of the upper pond in the Arboretum on Nez Perce Drive, near the UI golf course. Dan Bukvich, professor in the Lionel Hampton School of Music, is organizing a program highlighting various local musicians.
Among the soloists scheduled to perform are Sean Butterfield, trumpet; Vanessa Sielert, alto saxophone, and Navin Chettri, traditional Nepalese drumming and singing. Ensembles scheduled to perform include a UI/Washington State University brass ensemble, the Arboretum Chamber Choir, the Arboretum Percussion Ensemble and Gefilte Trout, a Klezmer band.
Parking is available in the golf course lot as well as along Nez Perce Drive. Limited transportation from the street to the concert area will be available for anyone who has difficulty walking. In case of rain, the concert will be canceled.
Concert-goers are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating. Please allow time to find a seat before the concert begins, organizers say.
