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VanderCook College of Music guest performance at UTHS


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Posted Online: Oct. 09, 2012, 12:40 pm
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Press release submitted by United Township High School

VanderCook College of Music will be doing a guest performance at United Township High School's Auditorium on Monday, October 15, at 7 p.m. The VanderCook College Band, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band and Percussion Ensemble will perform. The concert is free and open to the public. United Township High School is located at 1275 Avenue of the Cities, East Moline, IL. Call 309-752-1646 for questions.






















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