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Southwest Colorado Concerts<\/a> hopes to bring another year of high-quality music to Cortez, starting with The David Osborne Trio on Oct. 9.<\/p>\n David Osborne, known as \u201cPianist to the Presidents\u201d because of his performances at the White House, now calls the Bellagio Resort and Casino his home, after 12 years at Caesar\u2019s Palace in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n The David Osborne trio will perform on Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Montezuma-Cortez High School. The trio also will host a master class during school hours for students.<\/p>\n \u201cHe will actually come in and set up a concert for the students,\u201d said Jason A. Witt, president of the Southwest Colorado Concerts board. \u201cHe will do a little Q-and-A, teach them a little bit about music, sing some songs and tell some stories.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Witt, SWCC hosts two master classes per season. This season\u2019s will be conducted by the David Osborne Trio and Windsync.<\/p>\n SWCC\u2019s goal is to bring affordable, high-quality bands to play in Cortez for an audience that may not have another opportunity to see them, according to Witt.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of our artists have played at big venues like Carnegie Hall and around the world,\u201d Witt said. \u201cIf we did not have this concert organization that brings these musicians into our area, a lot of people wouldn\u2019t be able to go, not necessarily geographically, but maybe financially.\u201d<\/p>\n All performances will be held in the Montezuma-Cortez High School Ralph E. Vavak Memorial Auditorium.<\/p>\n Tickets can be purchased at the door or by contacting Witt directly for an order form. For tickets in advance, interested patrons can contact Witt at 970-570-9051 or jaywitt5514@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n There are also a few options for tickets: a $55 season ticket, a $25 single ticket for adults, and a $10 ticket for youths under age 18.<\/p>\n \u201cThe best deal is our season ticket, which is $55,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that season ticket includes our four big headlining acts along with the Mancos Valley Chorus and the \u2018Celebrate! Locals\u2019 concert,\u2019\u201d Witt said. Fifty free student tickets will be available for each event.<\/p>\n \u201cWe actually get sponsors to pay for 50 free student tickets that are first-come, first-serve that we offer at every concert,\u201d Witt said. \u201cSo every student that comes to a concert and shows us a student ID, their ticket is free because we really want to encourage the kids to come experience these cultural events.\u201d<\/p>\n The Lineup<\/em><\/p>\n The Lineup<\/em>The David Osborne Trio<\/a> includes romantic, classical, jazz, pop, inspiration, patriotic and Broadway show tunes. Osborne has performed for a half-dozen presidential administrations, including Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Osborne is also a regular performer in Las Vegas, having been at Caesar\u2019s Palace for 12 years. He now calls the Bellagio Resort and Casino his Vegas home.<\/p>\n National recording artist Images will be this year\u2019s \u201cCelebrate! Locals\u201d concert, which will feature Mancos resident Lee Bartley<\/a>, who co-founded the group with Rich Sallee. Their all-original \u201clight jazz\u201d music is composed by Bartley and other members of the band, written during their 16 years in Denver. The band will consist of two saxophone\/flute players, drums, guitar, bass and piano. They recently sold out several concerts in Denver, in 2011 and 2017. All tickets for this \u201cCelebrate! Locals\u201d concert will be $10, and season ticket holders will be admitted free.<\/p>\n Mancos Valley Chorus<\/a>, directed by Kriss Larsen and accompanied by Lee Bartley, begins the Christmas season with a heart-warming musical event to lift your spirits and put you in a holiday mood. This community chorus will sing their hearts out to you, with a variety of celebratory Christmas music including holiday favorites, swing and traditional.<\/p>\n WindSync<\/a> is a hot young ensemble quickly broadening the appeal of the woodwind quintet by mixing familiar classical music, some familiar lighter tunes and interesting stage presentations, highlighted by the fact that these five virtuoso performers perform exclusively from memory.<\/p>\n Hot Club of Cowtown<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s top Western Swing groups, features a mixture of styles including Western swing, Country, cowboy ballads, Django Reinhart Gypsy jazz and an occasional original tune. \u201cThe timing, swing and chemistry of these three virtuoso musicians \u2026 is a joy to behold,\u201d according to Guitarist magazine.<\/p>\n The world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra<\/a>, under the direction of singer and director Nick Hilscher, is one of the few full-time touring big bands today. 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