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Little Big Band plays free Friday night

The Little Big Band will play swing and big-band music in a free concert
Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the DeKalb Outdoor Theater in Auburn.
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Staff Reports
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:00

AUBURN — The DeKalb Outdoor Theater concludes the second season of its free Friday Night Performance Series with the Little Big Band this Friday at 7:30 p.m.

The Little Big Band plays favorites from the 1940s to today’s most popular songs. It’s repertoire features tunes from Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and many others, such as “Fly Me to the Moon,” Come Fly with Me” and “New York, New York.”

The Little Big Band began in 1991 as the “Friendly Little German Band” with six musicians. As the band grew, its members decided to play more swing and big-band music.

Now the band has 12 members including a vocalist. It is a scaled-down version of the big bands of the 1930s and 1940s, which had up to 20 musicians plus vocalists.

Gates open at 6 p.m. for Friday’s concert.

Even though the Friday-night series is ending, a lot more activity lies ahead this season at the Outdoor Theater. For details, visit dekalboutdoortheater.org.