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Vincennes University Department of Music presents “Ol’ Blues Eyes:  A Frank Sinatra Revue”

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February 20, 2020

VINCENNES, Ind. - The Vincennes University Department of Music will present “Ol’ Blues Eyes:  A Frank Sinatra Revue” on Sunday, March 1, at 4 p.m. EST in the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center Theatre.

The event is free, and the public is invited to attend. Doors open at 3:30 pm.

The choral concert will feature members of the Vincennes University Concert Choir and VU Connection choral ensemble, under the direction of VU choral director Dr. Jennifer Harris; the VU Woodwind Ensemble, under the direction of H. Joyce Kim-Rohrer; and special guest singers Doren Rhea and Wayden Wagoner from Loogootee High School.

The performance will incorporate solo and ensemble arrangements of songs made popular by Frank Sinatra. Musical selections will include “Come Fly with Me”, The Way You Look Tonight”, “I’ve Got the World on a String”, “Fly Me to the Moon”, “Over the Rainbow”, “Blues in the Night”, “The Lady is a Tramp”, “I’ll Be Seeing You”, “I Love You, Baby”, “Night and Day”, and “New York, New York”.

The Red Skelton Performing Arts Center Theatre is located at 20 Red Skelton Blvd. on the VU campus.

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VU is state-supported with campuses in Vincennes and Jasper, the Aviation Technology Center and American Sign Language program in Indianapolis, Early College Career and Technical Education Centers, and additional sites such as the Gene Haas Training and Education Center in Lebanon, the Logistics Training and Education Center in Plainfield, and the Gibson County Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics in Fort Branch. A leader in developing Early Colleges statewide, VU also offers instruction at military sites throughout the nation.

In addition to offering a wide range of associate degree and certificate programs, VU also offers bachelor’s degree programs in technology, homeland security, nursing, secondary education programs in mathematics and science, and special education/elementary education.

VU enrolls students from throughout Indiana, 36 other states, and 21 other countries. Tuition and fees are the lowest among Indiana campuses with residence halls. VU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Founded in 1801, VU is Indiana’s first college and is the only college in the nation founded by an individual who would later become President of the United States. William Henry Harrison, the ninth U.S. President, founded VU while serving as governor of the Indiana Territory. More information is available at www.vinu.edu.

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