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Sunday, March 9, 2008, 1:00 P.M. Sharon High School Auditorium, Sharon High School, 180 Pond Street, Sharon, Mass. [Directions] $10 adults, $5 seniors and students Concert Info Three local dance studios will perform a variety of dance styles with the Sharon Community Band in a program entitled "Music Moves the World: a Celebration of International Dance Music." The production will be held Sunday, March 9 at the Sharon High School auditorium. Each studio's dancers will bring their own flair to four distinct musical pieces. The Heidi Miller School of Dance from Walpole will perform an elegant dance choreographed to "Ballet de Parisien." Savaria Dance Studio will also participate in the show. Based in Norwood, Savaria teaches a variety of dance styles, from Latin to Ballroom, to both couples and individual dancers. Savaria Instructors Kimberly Harris and Petr Dubovsky will present a Latin dance to the piece "Beguine for Band." Both Harris and Dubovsky have competed professionally in Latin dance for several years. "RiverDance," the final piece, will feature Highland Dance Boston, based in Arlington. Highland Dance Boston is a company that specializes in the traditional and contemporary dances of Scotland. The company includes competitive highland dancers, teachers of Scottish dance, and musicians. Its repertoire includes many exciting choreographies of traditional highland and step dances, as well as some more recently devised pieces. It was founded in 2002 by Robert McOwen, Lindsay Page, and Karen Mahoney. Highland will also perform a special number with a bagpipe. Among Highland's dancers will be Sydney MacPherson, Isla MacPherson, Cora Mahoney, Carolyn Buractaon, Darlington Howland, Hailey Harris, Rhia Henderson, and Karen Mahoney. "Music Moves the World" will be the second concert in the Sharon Community Band's 20th season. For Veterans' Day 2007, the SCB presented "Music that Inspired a Nation" to a large, enthusiastic crowd and favorable reviews. Leading the Sharon Community Band is Steve Bell. Conducting the band in his first season, Steve brings more than 30 years' music education experience to his role as Musical Director. He taught instrumental music in the Rockland Public Schools to students in grades 5-12 for 33 years, retiring in June 2007. During his tenure, he conducted concert bands, jazz ensembles, and marching bands, and served as the system's Director of Music. He has been actively involved in All State, Southeast District, and SEMSBA music festivals, serving as a band manager, auditions board chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, and has conducted the junior and senior festival bands many times. For the past six years, Mr. Bell has also been serving as Instrumental Music Director at Eastern Nazarene College, where he conducts the Symphonic Winds and Jazz Ensemble. The Band will also perform Elliot Del Borgo's "Slavonic Dances," Luigi Denza's famous "Funiculi Funicula," Emmanuel Chabrier's "Espana Rhapsody," John Barnes Chance's "Variations on a Korean Folk Song," and Henry Gass' "Casa Grande." The concert will be held Sunday, March 9 at 1:00 p.m. in the Sharon High School auditiorium, 81 Pond Street. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and are available at the door. - - - - - - - - - About the
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