Cal Poly to Present All-State Music Festival Concert April 27

The Cal Poly Music Department will host the Cal Poly All-State Festival Concert, featuring some of the state’s best high school musicians, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27, in the Performing Arts Center’s Harman Hall.

The Festival Jazz Band director will be Mary Fettig, one of San Francisco Bay Area's most prominent saxophonists and jazz educators. An alumna of the Stan Kenton Orchestra — and the first woman to play in the band — Fettig has performed with some of the biggest names in the business, including Marian McPartland, Tito Puente, Joe Henderson, and others. She is on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

The Festival Wind Orchestra will be conducted by Thomas Lee, UCLA emeritus director of bands. During his tenure, the UCLA Wind Ensemble received international acclaim for performances at national and regional conferences and for numerous recordings. Lee has been invited to guest conduct all-state bands and music festivals in Asia, Canada, Mexico, Western Europe and the U.S.

The concert will also feature the winner of the festival’s solo competition, accompanied by pianist and Cal Poly Music Department faculty member Susan Azaret Davies.

Tickets to the concert are $12 and $14 for the public and $9 and $12 for senior citizens and students. Pricing includes all Performing Arts Center fees, and event parking is sponsored by the PAC. Tickets are sold at the Performing Arts Ticket Office between noon and 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To order by phone, call SLO-4TIX (756-4849). 

The Music Department offers a 10 percent discount to patrons who buy season tickets to four of its events through the Performing Arts Ticket Office; a 15 percent discount is given on tickets to five or more events.

The concert is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department, College of Liberal Arts, and Instructionally Related Activities program. For more information, call the Music Department at 805-756-2406.