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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">Please join us on Thursday</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#1F497D">,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">October
14<sup>th</sup> at 7:30 p.m.<span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times;color:black">as the
</span><b><span style="font-family:Times">Texas A&M University-Commerce <span style="color:black">
Wind Ensemble</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times;color:black">presents their first
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in Eighteen months!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><i>RETURN & REJOICE</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><i>A Revival of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Live Music</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times;color:black">The concert will
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times">Dimitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, Giacomo Puccini, Lowell Liebermann<span style="color:black">
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</span><span style="font-family:Times">an inspirational new work by Omar Thomas entitled
<i><span style="color:#B5160A">Come Sunday</span></i>.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times;color:black">In addition,
</span><span style="font-family:Times">the Wind Ensemble is proud to feature our 2021 Concerto Competition Co-Winners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times">Momoko Hoffman on piano and Mark Andrade on flute.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;color:black">The concert will be held in the Finney Concert Hall on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce</span><span style="font-family:Times">.
<span style="color:black">Admission is free and tickets are not required. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">For the safety of all, masks are recommended and social distancing by family or group is encouraged.
<span style="color:black">I hope you will be able to join us for this wonderful evening of music</span> as the Wind Ensemble returns to the stage!</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;color:black">Sincerely, </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#00386C">Phillip Clements</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#4F5352">Director of Bands and Instrumental Activities<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#4F5352">Conductor-TAMUC Wind Ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#4F5352">Immediate Past President, Texas Bandmasters Association<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#4F5352">Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#4F5352">Department of Music | Music Building, Room 193</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#4F5352">Mail:</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#4F5352"> P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429</span><span style="color:#4F5352"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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