Music memorializes tornado victims
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 29
…The piece is being performed by the University of Alabama Singers and the UA Wind Ensemble, directed by director of bands Ken Ozello…”Enterprise,” commissioned by UA’s School of Music for the anniversary of the tragedy, will be performed twice today at Hillcrest Baptist Church, across the parking lot from where the school once stood. A 5:30 p.m. performance will be for EHS students and the families of the victims. The community is invited to attend a second concert at 7:30. Plans are under way to reprise the work in Tuscaloosa in the spring…
UA to Play Part in Anniversary of Enterprise Tornado
WAKA-CBS, Montgomery — Feb. 28
… The Alabama Wind Ensemble and the University of Alabama Singers will perform a new composition entitled “Enterprise.”…
Local Exchange Club names its 2008 Officers of the Year
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 29
…the Exchange Club of Tuscaloosa’s annual Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Luncheon…The award winners were Officer Jeff Nabors of UAPD…
Dance to the Music at Moody Music building
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 29
The University of Alabama’s Community Music School will join with Farley’s Ballroom for ‘Dance to the Music,’ featuring dance workshops and a live dance band, starting at 4 p.m. today at the Moody Music Building. Among the activities planned for the event, a fund-raiser for Community Music School scholarships, are a dance show featuring UA faculty and students from UA’s Swingdance Club; Northridge High School students performing a musical number; and professional and advanced dancers from the Tuscaloosa Ballroom Dance Club…
Capstone International Japan Program Celebrating 22nd Annual Sakura Festival at UA
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 29
The Capstone International Center Japan Program at The University of Alabama will be celebrating the 22nd annual Sakura Festival March 1-31. The Sakura Festival is held in honor of the budding cherry blossoms and exhibits the Japanese culture through music and dance, art displays, events and a Haiku contest. The theme for this year’s festival is ‘kagami,’ or mirror, to remind us that we may see our own reflections as well as those of the people we love and respect all around us.
Younger than their years
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 29
…Like many people with leap year birthdays, (Ward) Christian, who works for the University of Alabama, celebrates on March 1, “because that’s the day that it would have been on,” Christian said…