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Purdue Wind Ensemble 3/29 Carnegie Hall Preview

WBAA | By John Clare

Published March 29, 2016 at 7:46 AM EDT

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Jay Gephart conducts the Purdue Wind Ensemble

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Purdue Wind Ensemble prepares for Carnegie Hall

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Purdue Wind Ensemble prepares for Carnegie Hall

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Purdue Wind Ensemble prepares for Carnegie Hall

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Purdue Wind Ensemble prepares for Carnegie Hall

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WBAA's John Clare recently spoke with Jay Gephart, Director of the Purdue Wind Ensemble, about their next performance at the Sounds of Spring International Music Festival, Tuesday, March 29th at 8pm at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Find out more about the Sounds of Spring concert here.

Exclusive! Watch the band rehearse at Elliott Hall of Music:

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John Clare

John Nasukaluk Clare is comfortable behind a microphone, streaming video or playing violin. A former broadcaster for NPR, John has previously worked with Voice of America, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation and stations in Texas, Kansas, Nevada, California, and Pennsylvania. In 2005, Clare earned the Deems Taylor Award from ASCAP for radio broadcasting, citing his work on 20/20 Hearing. Having performed with famed tenors Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli, John has worked with the Mozart Festival Texas, Mid Texas Symphony, Nevada Chamber Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Abilene Philharmonic and Wichita Symphony Orchestra.

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