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Sarasota News Leader May 3, 2013 Page 103 RIVERVIEW WIND ENSEMBLE TAKES FIRST PLACE AT MUSIC FESTIVAL The Riverview High School Wind Ensemble finished first in its category at the Smoky Mountain Music Festival on Saturday, April 20, in Gatlinburg, TN, outscoring high school teams from Fairfax, VA, and Savannah, GA, the Sarasota County Schools have announced. Canon, Judsen Cressey, Danny Gardi, Dennis Luong, David Spreen and Zack Vagn. The Ensemble is conducted by RHS Music Director Mark Spreen, a news release notes. The Smoky Mountain Music Festival was established in 1983, the release says. More than 6,500 groups from 28 states and Canada have participated in choral, band and orchestra events. Professional musicians and music educators serve as judges, the release adds. Certificates of Excellence for Outstanding Performance were awarded to Ensemble soloists Henry Nguyen, clarinet; Ian Holst, oboe; Phillip Carallo, alto sax; Sarah Morich, flute; first flute section members Megan Dutreil, Jennifer Girma, Selena Heard, Sarah Morich and Carlo Riverview High School is located at 1 Ram Saluta; and trombone section members Austin Way, Sarasota. CELTIC THUNDER RETURNING TO SARASOTA ON MYTHOLOGY TOUR Celtic Thunder will return to the Van Wezel "Celtic Thunder: Mythology presents the Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota on Nov. 15 perfect blend of entertainment, ideology and with its new Mythology tour, the hall has Gaelic spirituality, providing a modern twist announced. on the old Celtic storytelling tradition," the The world-renowned group — comprising release adds. In addition to the six main vocalists Emmet Cahill, Keith Harkin, Ryan vocalists, the tour will feature strings, guiKelly, George Donaldson, Neil Byrne and tar, percussion, Colm Keegan — whistles, pipes, "continues to asguitars and more tonish audiencin the eight-piece es, traveling as easily across the Celtic Thunder genres of folk, band, the release traditional Irish, notes. adult contemporary, rock and Tickets are classical crosspriced from $35 over, as [it travto $85. For more els] the world, information, call performing for the box office at an ever-growing 953-3368 or visit number of fans," www.VanWezel. a news release Celtic Thunder will return to the Van Wezel in November. Contributed photo says. org. %