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Barrington | Event
Oct 20
The award-winning BHS Jazz Ensemble will perform a free concert at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, in the Barrington Public Library at 281 County Road. The public is invited. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Barrington Public Library.
On Sunday, October 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Collis Family Gallery, the Friends of the Barrington Public Library will hold a brief annual meeting and election of officers, followed at 2:00, by a free concert, performed by the award winning BHS Jazz Ensemble, directed by Barrington’s newest Teacher of the Year, Barbara Hughes. The performance will be held in the Salem Family Auditorium located in the library at 281 County Road. This accomplished group is presented by the Friends as a tribute to Ruth Corkill, a former Library Director. Refreshments follow.
The BHS Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Barbara Hughes, is an outstanding group of young talent that is no stranger to awards and accolades. The ensemble works to preserve the great jazz tradition of swing and Latin music, as well as celebrate contemporary music. Under Hughes’ direction, it has twice won the Berklee High School Jazz Festival and has also twice been chosen to participate in the Essentially Ellington Festival in NYC. The ensemble has commissioned works from local jazz artists Scott Free and John McKenna and has performed along the East Coast in festivals and at local churches, clubs and schools. Many ensemble members can also be heard playing at local jazz clubs.