VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University’s Music Scholarship Alliance will host Pops in the Park from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. General admission tickets are $20 for adults; $15 for students, senior citizens and military personnel; and free for children ages 12 and under.
Pops in the Park will feature performances by VSU’s Steel Drum Band, directed by Paul Campiglia; The Spotlighters, directed by Dr. Carol J. Krueger; faculty and student jazz ensembles; and special guests Justin Powell, trumpeter, and Andrew Hill, vocalist.
An educator and freelance musician in the Greater Atlanta area, Powell is heavily involved in the Atlanta music scene and can be seen performing with the Sam Burchfield Band, Blair Crimmons and the Hookers, Zangaro, Monkier, The Emerald Empire Band, The Soulphonics, Marcus Lewis Big Band, Dynamite, and more. He can also be found performing in Atlanta theater orchestras and regional symphony orchestras. He holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz performance from VSU.
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