2005 – 2006 Season Series Events

The Coats

Acapella voice ensemble who have performed/ recorded for hit shows such as NBC’s Fraiser, with household names such as The Beach Boys, Jay Leno and Hall & Oates; and for the President and Vice-President of the United States. Their repertoire spans popular hits of more than four decades and includes everything from 1950’s doo-wap to jazz and country ballads.

Robert Post

Over the past 26 years, Post, a comedian, has performed in many settings including dinner theatres, schools, TV commercials, festivals, riverboats, and symphony orchestras. Since 1973, he has created more than 30 works, winning numerous awards and fellowships. He is an alumnus of The Affiliate Arts Program and has taken his one-man performance to 45 states, Canada, Mexico, and Japan.

Edgar Cruz

Edgar Cruz’s 13 recordings reflect the versatility with which his unique skill delivers an array of genres from Latin to Classical, and Rock to Jazz. He is a master technician whose abilities on one instrument have been compared to the sound delivered by an entire symphony orchestra. His incredible repertoire offers more than 400 titles including: Bohemian Rhapsody and Hotel California.

Westwind Brass

Comprised of two trumpets, one French horn, one trombone and one tuba, Westwind Brass’ magnificent tradition of musical excellence has touched audiences across the United States, Mexico, and Japan. The mission of this San Diego based group is to foster appreciation of brass music as an exciting, multicultural art form through music education and dynamic entertainment.

Elegba Folklore Society, Inc.

In the popular concert, African Dance, music and the orae tradition, dancers, drummers, and singers focus on West Africa to spur an evolving understanding of the culural and historical underpinnings of dance and music while showing it’s relationship to the United States. Participants find themslelves swept up in the oneness of movement and rythmn linking them to the global significance of the art form