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All three Cal Poly Bands will perform for Bandfest at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in the Performing Arts Center. The Mustang Marching Band, Wind Ensemble and Wind Orchestra will present an energetic season opener. Titled “Over Sky and Sea,” the concert is the first in a series that will culminate with a tour to Europe. “Aloft” by Stephen Bryant; “Into the Clouds” by Richard Saucedo; and “Kentucky 1800” by Clare Grundman, a rhapsody based on three American folk songs; are among several works to be performed by the Wind Bands. The 220-member Mustang Band will close the concert with arrangements of popular music from this season’s field shows: “Marvel,” “Motown,” “Disney,” “Shrek,” as well as Cal Poly school songs that the group is performing for Cal Poly Athletics events. The concert will be conducted by Director of Bands Christopher J. Woodruff and Associate Director of Bands Nicholas P. Waldron. Tickets are available at the Cal Poly Ticket Office, 805-756-4849. For more information contact the Music Department, 805-756-2406.

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