BROCKTON—Brockton High’s music department will take to the stage Tuesday night for its annual spring concert which will feature internationally-acclaimed woodwind artist Chris Vadala and a presentation of the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award to Carl W. Landerholm.
Vadala, best known for his work with the Chuck Mangione Quartet, will be a featured performer during the Brockton High School Spring Concert Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Vadala is a saxophone professor and director of jazz Studies at the University of Maryland.
Vadala will perform with the Advanced Concert Band and conduct a workshop with students during the school day.
The concert is being sponsored by the Brockton Rotary Club and some of the proceeds will benefit an outdoor amphitheater the club is building in honor of the late John Drystadt, a long-time Rotarian and music lover who supported the BHS Music Department.
When the Marching Band was trying to purchase new uniforms in 1992, Drystadt walked around a Rotary luncheon and secured funding for 27 of them, all before dessert was served.
Landerholm, a 1957 graduate, will be presented the Distinguished Alumni Award during the concert.
Landerholm will be honored at a preconcert reception in the Azure Café at Brockton High School.
The reception will begin at 5:30 and conclude at 7 p.m.
Friends, colleagues, BHS Alumni and the community are welcome to attend.
The spring concert features the Concert Band, Advanced Concert Band and Wind Ensemble.
Musical fare will range from pops music to jazz and light classical. Vadala will appear with the Advanced Concert Band, performing “Take the A Train’ and “The Children of Sanchez.”
The Spring Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Brockton High School auditorium.
Tickets cost $4 per person and are available at the Brockton High School main office weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door while seats last.
(Vidala CD image courtesy Chris Vadala.com)
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