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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Please join us on
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">as the <b>Texas A&M University-Commerce </b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">Department of Music<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">present</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">s<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-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">This Gala concert at the stunning Moody Performance Hall in the heart of Dallas’ Arts District
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">The Texas A&M-Commerce Brass Ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">Please join us for a spectacular evening of music as we welcome guest composer</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">,
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">James Stephenson
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">The concert will include the music of:</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">Julie Giroux<span style="color:black">, Francis Poulenc,
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">We will conclude the concert with James Stephenson’s newest masterwork
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">Symphony No. 4
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<span style="font-size:31.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:white">Purchase Tickets</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#254E70"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:white">students and children 17 and under)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#254E70"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing you
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#00386C">Phillip Clements</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> <span style="color:#00386C">Randall Hooper</span></span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#4F5352">Director of Bands and Instrumental Activities</span></i><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#4F5352">Conductor-TAMUC Wind Ensemble Conductor-TAMUC Chorale<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#4F5352">Texas A&M University-Commerce Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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