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Famous 1995 Temple Concert Special Brought Back
On the night of Tuesday, May 13th, Delta Public Broadcasting is bringing back the 25th Anniversary Concert presented at the Temple Theatre in the band's hometown of Saginaw, Michigan.
The concert will be rebroadcast on WDCQ-TV, Channel 19 from 8pm to 9pm. Band leader Dave Oppermann is expected to co-host the show with TV-19 personnel. For the first time, those who make an appropriate donation to the station will be able to obtain a DVD unabridged version of the telecast. Previously, it was only available in a videotape VHS format. Busy Michigan Weekend Completed
Multiple Performances by Band in Bayview & Okemos
The New Ref "tooters and plunkers" were kept busy this past weekend in their home state of Michigan.
Friday through Sunday (April 25-27) the band returned to the charming and historic Terrace Inn in the quaint community of Bayview (right next to shoppers' haven Petoskey) for its annual Welcome to Spring party.
In addition to concert performances, there was a "jazz seminar" during which the band conducted an actual rehearsal, showing how new tunes are added to the repertoire.
Several noted jazz musicians from the area "sat in" to add extra excitement: Jerry Cameron on bass; Mike Hunter on trombone; and Dan Jacob on trumpet.
Sunday evening, April 27th, the band teamed up with the Lansing Concert Band for a concert at the spacious Okemos High School Auditorium in that Lansing suburb. On the first half of the program, the band performed with the Concert Band on several numbers, and did several more on its own. The second half of the program belonged to the LCB. The NRB was very well received and CD sales were brisk. The previous time the NRB was to have played with the LCB was at a 4th of July outdoor concert in Lansing and a major thunderstorm washed out the event before it began.
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