Andrew Barnhart

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LuAnn Higgs

On November 13 the Symphonic Band presented “I Got Gershwin,” a sparkling evening all based on the music of American composer George Gershwin. The featured artist was multi-talented guest artist Ms. LuAnn Higgs. Long known in our area for her vocal roles in various light operatic productions, Ms. Higgs was featured in some of Gershwin’s most famous songs including “But Not For Me,” “Summertime,” and “How Long Has This Been Goin’ On?” But that’s not all - she will also perform two of Gershwin’s Piano Preludes. Interesting to note is that Higgs is a former DHS band and choir student. She has studied voice in the Sacramento area as well as Vienna, Austria. Today she is one of the most sought-after vocal teachers in the area, teaching many DHS vocal students. (taken from Fred Lange's November Newsletter update)

Mike Vax

Mike Vax is an International Artist for the Getzen Company. He has played lead and solo trumpet with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, the Clark Terry Big Bad Band, and the U.S. Navy Show Band. Mike has also performed and/or recorded with such greats as Art Pepper, Al Grey, Freddy Hubbard, Louie Bellson, Joe Williams, Anita O’Day, Barbara McNair, the Four Freshmen, the Glenn Miller and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras, the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band, and the Dukes of Dixieland in New Orleans. He has toured extensively in Europe, Scandinavia, South America and Japan.

As a recording musician, he has performed on more than 75 albums, including 20 under his own name.

Currently he is leading his own groups: The Mike Vax Jazz Orchestra, The Mike Vax Big Band (featuring alumni of the Stan Kenton Orchestra), TRPTS (Trumpets), the Great American Jazz Band, and the Mike Vax Quintette and Sextette.

Mike has done workshops and concerts in over 2000 elementary and junior high schools, high schools, colleges and universities all around the world, over the past 35 years. He is very active as a clinician and soloist in both the classical and jazz idioms.

Keith Bohm

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