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Uptown Music Collective kicks off performance season with a tribute to Rush

PHOTO PROVIDED Uptown Music Collective will kick off their performance season with a tribute to the band, Rush, on Nov. 18 and 19.

On Nov. 18 and 19, the Uptown Music Collective will kick off its 2016-2017 performance season with its presentation of Permanent Waves: The Music of Rush. The two-night performance will feature students from the schools Special Performance Group 1, who range in age from 11 to 18, performing songs from every era of the iconic rock band Rush’s long career. Including hit songs like “Tom Sawyer,” “Spirit of the Radio,” “Closer to the Heart” and “Limelight,” performed alongside classic Rush album tracks like the “2112 Overture,” “Freewill,” “YYZ,” “Working Man” and more. The show will take place at the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., and will include one of the largest professional stage, sound and light shows in Collective history.

Rush is known for its musicianship, complex compositions, and eclectic lyrical motifs drawing heavily on science fiction, fantasy and philosophy. The band’s musical style has changed several times over the years, starting as a blues-inspired hard rock trio, later moving into progressive rock, and including a period marked by heavy use of synthesizers.

“The music of Rush has really resonated with this year’s students, and they are very excited to present this performance,” said Uptown Music Collective Executive Director, Dave Brumbaugh. “The students chose Rush as the fall show’s theme over several possibilities. They were into the challenge of the complex time signatures and the musical interplay, not to mention the great songs, and powerful energy.” said Brumbaugh. “Great music, no matter the style or time period is always appealing and exciting to our students, which must mean we are doing something right. Everyone needs to come out and witness this performance, it’s going showcase our students at their best.”

Permanent Waves: The Music of Rush will feature Collective students who have been diligently preparing for this event for over two months. Along with the live music, there will be a professional grade light and sound show organized by the students themselves. As with all Uptown Music Collective performances, the students not only are the performers, but also direct the show. There also is a group of younger students, called “Tech Monkeys” who will serve as stage technicians and spot light operators. The students have set a goal to get 1500 people see the show over its two night run.

Tickets are available at the Community Arts Center Box Office, Alabaster Coffee, K&S Music, Buttorff’s Hardware, Service 1st Federal Credit Union, Rupert’s Specialty Meats and the Uptown Music Collective. For more information, visit uptownmu sic.org or call 570-329-0888.

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