Terence Blanchard

People Magazine said, “Blanchard’s virtues spring from his sense of restraint. The joy is in the tease.” He has composed many film scores for Spike Lee and other film makers. “He plays the most coolly expressive trumpet in jazz,” said Vanity Fair Magazine. For more information, visit the River Concert Series Web site at www.riverconcertseries.com or call 240-895-2024. The free outdoor concert overlooks the St. Mary’s River in southern Maryland about an hour from the Washington Beltway and begins at 7 p.m. Grounds open at 5 p.m.

As part of the RCS’s effort to appeal to younger music fans the “River Concert Series- Its for Singles To” mixer will begin at 6:30 pm. Door prizes will be provided by The Bay Net and the RCS to include major concert tickets, romantic dinners for two and tickets for the events lavish black tie winter ball. There will be “ice breaker” activities, complementary hors des oeuvres and a cash bar. Complete information can be found at www.thebaynet.com.

Terence Blanchard

Blanchard was part of the group that won the 2005 Grammy award for the Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group, “McCoy Tyner’s Illuminations.” He also received a Grammy nomination-Best Jazz Instrumental Solo in both 2002 and 2001 and for a Grammy nomination-Best Latin Jazz Performance in 1996. In 1995, Terence Blanchard received an Emmy nomination-Best Original Score of a Documentary, “The Promised Land,” and in 1990, he received the Grammy nomination-Best Jazz Instrumental Performance by a Group. Blanchard was the 1984 winner of the Grand Prix du Disque for the album “New York Second Line.” This award is France’s equivalent to the Grammy.

The Washington Post calls the River Concert Series “a Southern Maryland answer to Wolf Trap.” Barbara Bershon, executive director of the River Concert Series, said, “Come early and visit the many community vendors selling food, drinks, jewelry and more. Picnic baskets are welcome.” Concert-goers are reminded that the College has designated smoking and non-smoking areas and pets are not allowed on campus.

The River Concert Series has become the cornerstone of growing arts activities at St. Mary’s College and throughout St. Mary’s County. St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked one of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Kiplinger’s. With roots going back to 1840, SMCM is the state’s only public honors college offering the academic excellence of a top private college with the openness and affordability of public education.  For more information, visit the River Concert Series Web site at www.riverconcertseries.com or call 240-895-2024.

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