{"id":1562,"date":"2010-02-15T17:43:43","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T23:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:35:46","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:35:46","slug":"glennmiller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/glennmiller\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra To Perform Feb. 20 at the Ford Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p \/>OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; The Glenn Miller Orchestra is bringing big band-style entertainment to the University of Mississippi&#8217;s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 20.<br \/>\n<br \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Glenn Miller&#8217;s arrangements are just classic &#8211; standards from the big band era,&#8221; said Kate Meacham, assistant director of marketing for the Ford Center. &#8220;The Glenn Miller Orchestra has continued the tradition of his arrangements. They have kept his way of presenting the music alive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The show is set for 8 p.m. Tickets range from $30 to $40 for various seating and $10 to $15 for UM students and faculty enrolled in the Cultural Passport Program. Tickets are available by calling 662-915-7411, by visiting the UM Box Office in the Student Union from noon to 4 p.m. weekdays or the Ford Center Box Office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, or by going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/tickets\/order.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/<wbr><\/wbr>tickets\/order.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Miller, an American jazz musician, arranger and composer, was one of the most successful dance bandleaders in the swing era of the 1930s and &#8217;40s. In 1942, he broke up his band and volunteered for the Army to lead the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. On Dec. 15, 1944, Miller&#8217;s plane disappeared en route to France. He was pronounced dead a year later.<\/p>\n<p>The Glenn Miller Orchestra was formed in 1956 as a tribute to Miller&#8217;s memory. The orchestra has been performing ever since to positive reviews.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a great performance,&#8221; Meacham said. &#8220;If you love big band music, it is one of the top big band orchestras around. If you just like good music, there will be top-quality musicians that are playing many well-known songs and pieces. It will be a lot of fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A complete list of upcoming Ford Center events is available by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/fordcenter\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/<wbr><\/wbr>fordcenter\/<\/a>. 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