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The Old Pros Big Band Orchestra
Venue: New River Community College (Dublin), Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Sunday, June 10, 2012
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Charity
Cost:
Admission is free however donations will be accepted.

Description:
New River Community College welcomes The Old Pros Big Band Orchestra for a benefit performance at Rooker Hall's Richardson Auditorium on Sunday, June 10th. The concert is in memory of The Honorable J. Robert (Bob) Dobyns, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, member of the NRCC Educational Foundation board and longtime supporter and friend of the college.

The Old Pros Big Band Orchestra is an all-volunteer organization founded in 1973 by a small group of musicians interested in preserving and playing the sounds of the Big Band era. The group, conducted by Wilbur Grant, plays music from the heyday of the Big Band era as well as today’s modern sounds. Band members have diverse musical and professional backgrounds and span a wide age range.

The concert will feature Roanoke vocalist Robyn Dobyns, daughter Cornelia Dobyns and the late Bob Dobyns. Robyn Dobyns is a Pulaski County native and is currently the director of the Botetourt Resource Center, which she created as a non-profit program through the Council of Community Services in 2000.

She has performed swing and jazz music with various musicians in the Roanoke Valley over the past 15 years and has performed at locations including The Homestead and Greenbrier resorts. She has also performed with the Shriner’s Big Band Orchestra and performs folk/rock with her partner Marian McConnell under the name “Sherwood.”

Admission is free however donations will be accepted for the NRCC Educational Foundation Scholarship fund in memory of Dobyns.

Rooker Hall is located on the NRCC Campus in Dublin.

For more information, visit: http://www.nr.edu/news/more.asp?ID=673