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Conductor Colby Dempsey leads ‘musical journey’ program at Blake Library
Summary
Conductor Colby Dempsey presented a program at Blake Library that traced film and stage music from 1939’s The Wizard of Oz through selections by John Williams, interspersed with brief commentary and personal anecdotes.
Colby Dempsey, conductor, led a program at the Blake Library that traced a century of stage and film music, opening with The Wizard of Oz and closing with selections by John Williams. The event included short introductions to each piece, occasional direct quotes from Dempsey and a personal anecdote about performing in Grease as a middle-school student.
The program’s aim was to show how familiar stories have been retold and reinterpreted across time and media, Dempsey said as he introduced the program. “Is this thing on?” a host asked at the start of the session; Dempsey later quoted a familiar lyric, “There’s no place like home,” while introducing music from Gone with the Wind and…
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