“Fly Me to the Moon” will be presented at the Grand Upton Hall at Mendel Center in Benton Harbor on Saturday, September 7th at 8pm. Featured are the Lake Effect Jazz Big Band, Andrew Fisher & Rebecca Selvidge, vocalists, the Citadel Dance Companies and the Citadel Strings.
The 8pm show will feature two sets featuring the music of Frank Sinatra and other music from the Golden Age Songbook. Audience and performers alike will experience a “jazz night club” atmosphere in the Grand Upton Hall at the Mendel Center.
The Lake Effect Jazz Band is a 22-piece big band led by Steven Reed, a long-time area musician and retired music educator. LEJBB performs several annual concerts and is the headliner at the South Haven Jazz Festival.
Andrew Fisher teaches voice at the Citadel and leads the Andrew Fisher Quartet.
Rebecca Selvidge is Director of Choirs/Music Lecturer at Lake Michigan College.
The Citadel Dance Companies are Citadel’s premier dance ensembles led by Lari Lawrence-Gist, Director of Dance. The Citadel Strings, new this year is comprised of faculty & students and will join the band on 6 tunes.
Sponsors include:BSC Investments, Brookview Montessori, Rogers Foodland, Sturgis Bank St Joseph, Wales Wealth Management, Xpress Printing, andindividualdonors.
Tickets are available at www.citadeldmc.org. Doors open at 7pm for the 8pm show. ACash bar and small plates will be available to purchase.
The Citadel Dance & Music Center is a 501.3c non-profit and provides year-round dance and music instruction to nearly 300 students of all ages. It is located in the Benton Harbor Arts District. The Citadel mission is to inspire a sense of excitement and curiosity and to instill the disciplines of dance & music as Art forms and a way of life.
For more information contact Susan Dietrich-Reed, Executive Director/Director of Music at dietrichreed@citadeldmc.org or 269.925.1099.
