Palisades Symphony, conducted by Music Director Joel B. Lish, will perform ‘The Newspaper Suite for Trombone and Orchestra’ by David Stout with the composer as trombone soloist and Manfred Hofer as narrator, and Symphony No. 3 by Brahms. The concert will begin with the Introduction and March of Baccus from the ballet ‘Sylvia’ by Leo Delibes, which will be conducted by Assistant Conductor Peter Senchuk. The free performance will take place on Sunday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset Blvd. The performance is free and open to the public. ‘The Newspaper Suite’ has nine movements, including Front Page, Local News, Editorials, Obituaries, Sports, Business, Calendar and Travel. The final portion of the suite is Comics. Composer Stout graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 1969, having studied with the renowned Emory Remington. His first job after college was on the road with Clyde McCoy of ‘Sugar Blues’ fame. Since 1971, he has been a freelance trombonist and arranger in Los Angeles, having recorded with artists from Marvin Gaye to Alicia Keys and arranged music for ‘American Idol’ and the Super Bowl. ‘Newspaper Suite’ is his fourth composition for trombone and orchestra. Hofer works as a graphic designer at the Palisadian-Post. He has appeared as an actor in several plays at Theatre Palisades and the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica and can be seen currently in production of ‘Custer’ by Robert Ingham in Culver City. Contact: (310) 454-8040.
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