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Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Thursday, October 29, 2009
7:30 PM
Holland Center • Kiewit Hall


This slinky salsa group brings the urgent tempos of New York, Puerto Rico, and Cuba to the Holland stage. The Orchestra’s blistering hot swing is tight, sassy – and has been known to turn a staid concert “hall into a perpetual-motion dance machine” (Sacramento Bee).
Additional support provided by Woodmen of the World and     


Holiday Classics with Jane Monheit

Friday, December 4, 2009
8:00 PM
Holland Center • Kiewit Hall


Escape this holiday season with the marvelous Jane Monheit, whose acclaimed dewy vocals bring Ella Fitzgerald to mind. Soak up your favorite seasonal standards from one of the jazz world’s foremost vocalists.

Sponsored by


 



Béla Fleck, The Africa Project
Collaborations with Amazing African Musicians
Saturday, February 20, 2010
8:00 PM
Holland Center • Kiewit Hall


The king of bluegrass took his banjo to Africa – and this is the boundary-breaking result! It’s jazz like you’ve never heard it before. Rooted in flutes, marimb aand xylophone, The Africa Project pulses with a beating heart.
Sponsored in part by Wells Fargo and
   
 

The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, supports these programs through a matching grant funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, at www.nebraskaculturalendowment.org.

 These presentations are supported by Mid-America Arts Alliance with generous underwriting by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Nebraska Arts Council, and foundations, corporations and individuals throughout Arkansas, Kansas Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.





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