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Ryo Morita, a trumpet player and recent graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School will join the Marquette City Band on Thursday. Morita has been accepted into the Juliard School of Music, and is expected to start courses there in the fall. (Photo courtesy of the Marquette City Band)
Ryo Morita, a recent graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School who will be attending the Julliard School of Music in New York this fall, will perform the "Fantasie Brillante" by Jean Baptiste Arban. She will also join city Band trumpeters Madeline Gabka and Niana Hughey on Leroy Anderson's "Bugler's Holiday."
Other selections on the program will include: "The Lion King" by Elton John and Hans Zimmer; "Epic Gaming Themes" arranged by Paul Murtha; "The Mandalorian" by Ludwig Goransson; "A Trumpeter's Lullaby" by Leroy Anderson; and "American Big Top" by Brian Balmages.
The concert is free and donations are appreciated. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held at Northern Michigan University's Reynolds Recital Hall.