Governors State University OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia Center for Performing Arts 4-1-2001 Glenn Miller Orchestra Center for Performing Arts Follow this and additional works at: http://opus.govst.edu/cpa_memorabilia Recommended Citation Center for Performing Arts, "Glenn Miller Orchestra" (2001, 2006). Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia. Book 173. http://opus.govst.edu/cpa_memorabilia/173 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Performing Arts at OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia by an authorized administrator of OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. fOR PEfifORMinO flftTS Governors State University Presents The Glenn Miller Orchestra Sunday, April 1, 2001 3:00 pm 2000/2001 Season sponsored in part by a grant from the: 1 1 Wf1' THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA MEMBERS GLENN MILLER - A SHORT BIOGRAPHY Musical Director: Larry O'Brien (Trombone) Las Vegas, NV In April 1935, Glenn Miller recorded, for the first time, under his own name. Using six horns, a rhythm section and a string quartet, he recorded Vocalists: Julia Rich Nashville, TN "Moonlight on the Ganges" and "A Blues Serenade" for Columbia. Nick Hilscher Marietta, GA But selling only a few hundred records, he continued his position with the Noble Orchestra. Saxophones: Kevin Sheehan - Alto Clarinet Chicago, IL Jeffrey Spurlock - Alto Dayton, OH In 1937, Glenn Miller stepped out to form his own band. There were a James Guffey - Tenor Darlington, PA few recordings — one for Decca and one for Brunswick — a couple of week-long stints in New Orleans and Dallas, and many one-nighters, but Corey Lareau - Tenor Lexington, KY it was not to be.