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The Utica University Band performed as part of the Professor Harry F. and Mary Ruth Jackson Lunch Hour Series on Nov. 20 in the Library Concourse. Led by director Michael DiMeo, the band played a variety of medleys, including selections from Les Miserables, Aretha Franklin and the classic Christmas songbook. About 30 people attended.
The Utica University Band was founded in 1981 by the late Dr. Louis Angelini. The last Lunch Hour Series performance of the semester is scheduled on Dec. 4 at 12:30 in the Library Concourse. The Utica University Choir, featuring director Lynne Ferrara and pianist Alane Varga, is slated to perform.
