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Juneau Douglas High School Auditorium

The Juneau Symphony invites you to come see your friends and neighbors up on the JDHS stage swinging to the music of Duke Ellington and George Gershwin at the Symphony's 2012 pops concert on June 9. Over 50 local musicians will join the Thunder Mountain Big Band for a hot summer night of American jazz that'll take you from the streets of Paris to New York City's Cotton Club. You'll be amazed at the musical chops of Juneau's own capital city orchestra and we dare you not to dance your way home.

Saturday, June 9

No Concert Conversation
Performance at 8pm

Tickets:

Tickets on sale now! For the full rundown of all ticket types, see our Tickets Page. All tickets will have reserved seats. Buy your tickets now to get your preferred seats! See our Tickets Page for maps of the auditoriums and the locations of premium and pay-as-you-can seats.

Advance Tickets:
Adults $25/$22
Seniors $20/$17
Students $20/$10
Single tickets are on sale at Hearthside Books, the Juneau Arts and Culture Center and online.-->

Door Tickets:
Adults $28/$24
Seniors $22/$19
Students $22/$12

Pay-As-You-Can Tickets:

The performance will have pay-as-you-can tickets for certain sections of the auditorium. These tickets must be bought at the door and are first come, first served. See our Tickets Page for the locations of the pay-as-you-can seats.

The Program:

Ellington - Night Creature featuring Thunder Mountain Big Band
Ellington - Grand Slam Jam featuring Thunder Mountain Big Band
Ellington/Custer - Duke Ellington!
Gershwin - American in Paris

The Band:

Thunder Mountain Big Band

The Thunder Mountain Big Band, led by trumpeter Ron Maas, is composed of eighteen musicians, including clarinet, sax, trumpet, trombone, percussion, string bass and piano. They play a wide variety of favorites, including swing, jazz, Latin and waltzes. Vicki Van Fleet is the featured vocalist. The band has been together for at least ten years and followed the Mel Flood Big Band

Leader Ron Maas grew up with big bands in Wisconsin, and played in the Air Force Band in Washington D.C. After military service he joined the Clyde Lee Big Band and other bands that traveled from town to town in "midnight buses." Maas then led a quintet, and decided to drive up to Alaska with the quintet, strapping the string bass to the top of a Cadillac. They arrived in Alaska in 1960, just after Statehood.

The Juneau Symphony Orchestra:

Coming Soon! Rehearsals start on May 29

June 9 JDHS Auditorium