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On Wednesday Auust 27th we're once again *THRILLED* to have Special Guest Vocalist Anaïs Reno out front! The audience in Milford is in for a VERY RARE treat when this jazz sensation from New York City returns to again grace a Southern New Hampshire stage with us – after performing just the night prior at Jazz at Lincoln Center's iconic Dizzy's Club.
Since her public Boston debut with us in May of last year at City Winery, this rising New York City jazz star has been busy performing on stages in Manhattan, St. Louis, Buffalo, Philadelphia, San Francisco, London, Edinburgh, Lake Tahoe, New Hampshire, Western Massachusetts, North Carolina, and more.
At the Sounds On The Souhegan concert, Anaïs will be singing arrangements from the Great American Songbook as performed by Ella Fitzgerald with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, as well as other jazz classics as sung by Ella, Carmen McRae, Anita O'Day, Helen O'Connell, Rosemary Clooney, Nancy Wilson, and more. Apropos of our singer's hometown, we'll also program a very hip version of Billy Joel's "New York State Of Mind" from Chris Walden. And, we'll round out the evening with a few tasty instrumental arrangements from the likes of Count Basie, Buddy Rich, and Gordon Goodwin.
This will be the season finale for 'Sounds on the Souhegan', the popular FREE public concert series presented annually by the Milford Recreation Department. The band plays 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM rain or shine.
The primary outdoor venue for the show is The Stage at Keyes Memorial Park, located at 45 Elm Street. Bring a blanket and/or lawn chair. Free parking along Elm Street and in the Keyes Park lots.
In the event of rain the concert moves indoors to the Milford Town Hall, upstairs in the Auditorium (3rd Floor). The Town Hall is located at One Union Square (on 'The Oval') in the center of Milford. The Auditorium is accessible by stairs at the Nashua Street main entrance, or via an elevator via the rear entrance on Middle Street. Parking is available along Elm Street, South Street, Nashua Street, and Middle Street, plus on The Oval and in lots off Bridge Street and next to TD Bank.
If the concert is held indoors, chairs will be provided and seating will be General Admission Only. Doors Open 6:00 PM – please arrive early for best seats!
The weather call will be made by Noon the day of. Check band and town Facebook pages (FB: Compaq Big Band, Milford Recreation Department), compaqbigband.com, or the Milford Rec web site milford.nh.gov/recreation. The sandwich boards on The Oval will be updated, too.
Milford offers a wide variety of great choices for sustenance and libation before and after the concert, with many options on or just off The Oval.
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