[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Pops Latin Pops

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Latin Grammy winner Nestor Torres
stars with Cleveland Pops

Cleveland, Ohio - February 21, 2005: Master jazz flutist and composer =
Nestor
Torres joins Carl Topilow and the Cleveland Pops in a concert titled =
"Latin
Pops."  The program takes place at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2005 =
at
Severance Hall. The concert will cover a wide range of contemporary =
music
composed for the Hispanic and Latino cultures. Selections will include =
folk
songs, jazz and light classical pieces created by Latin musicians, among
them Ernesto Lecuona, Geronimo Gimenez, Ariel Ramirez, Luis Gugliemi, =
Gloria
Estefan and Nestor Torres. Other concert selections representing Latin
musical styles were composed by Leroy Anderson, Leonard Bernstein, and
Morton Gould.

Nestor Torres, who won a Latin Grammy Award in 2001 for his CD album =
"This
Side of Paradise" will take the Cleveland Pops audience through the =
world of
Latin music from plaintive Peruvian folk songs to the hot rhythms of =
Cuba,
as well as some of his own jazz compositions. The orchestra will provide
Latin favorites from pops standards, swing, movie themes, light =
classics,
the Broadway stage and Gloria Estefan's greatest hits.

March 18, 2005 is the only performance of "Latin Pops." Tickets, =
starting at
$10, are available at the Severance Hall ticket office, 11001 Euclid =
Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio 44106, or by calling (216) 231-1111 or toll-free (800)
686-1141. Ticket prices range from $10 to $62 for a box seat. Group =
rates
and senior discounts are available by calling the Cleveland Pops =
Orchestra
at (216) 765-7677.
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Nestor Torres (Bio)

Jazz flutist and Latin Grammy Award Nestor Torres has been captivating
audiences with his sensual mix of Latin, jazz and pop sounds for two
decades. Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in 1957, he took flute lessons at =
age
12 and began formal studies at the Escuela=20

Libre de Musica. At 18, he moved to New York with his family. "That's =
where
I developed my improvisational skills as a charanga (Cuban dance music)
flutist," he says. "In charanga, the flutist improvises a great deal. =
Even
when I play today, my approach is still very rhythmic and melodic."=20

Torres went on to study both jazz and classical music at the Mannes =
School
of Music in New York and the New England Conservatory of Music in =
Boston,
among other places.

Nestor Torres is always in touch with his Latin heritage. He has worked =
with
everyone including jazz giants Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter and =
Latin
music icons Tito Puente and Gloria Estefan. Torres says his greatest
inspiration is Hubert Laws, the African-American musician who first =
fused
together the disciplines of classical flute playing and improvisation.

Torres performs at benefit concerts all over the world, and especially =
loves
to play in his adopted hometown of Miami. Recently, he returned to the
Escuela Libre de Musica in Puerto Rico as a judge at their first juried
music competition.

While in Cleveland to perform with Cleveland Pops, Nestor will be =
visiting
Cleveland Heights High School to give a workshop to their Jazz Ensemble.
"These types of activities are wonderfully rewarding and fulfilling," =
Torres
says. "I enjoy people. I enjoy serving and consider it a blessing to be =
able
to make a difference."
# # #
Gordon
Gordon L. Petitt                                             =20
Director, Marketing & Development

The Cleveland Pops Orchestra
(216) 765-7677
glpetitt at clevelandpops.com
Visit our web site at
www.clevelandpops.com
Help Cleveland Pops by shopping
at our on-line shopping mall

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Cleveland, Ohio – February =
21, 2005: Master jazz flutist =
and composer Nestor =
Torres joins Carl Topilow and =
the Cleveland Pops in a concert titled “Latin Pops.”  =
The program takes place at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2005 at =
Severance Hall. The concert will cover a wide range of contemporary =
music composed for the Hispanic and Latino cultures. Selections will =
include folk songs, jazz and light classical pieces created by Latin =
musicians, among them Ernesto Lecuona, Geronimo Gimenez, Ariel Ramirez, =
Luis Gugliemi, Gloria Estefan and Nestor Torres. Other concert =
selections representing Latin musical styles were composed by Leroy =
Anderson, Leonard Bernstein, and Morton Gould.

Nestor Torres, who won a Latin Grammy =
Award in 2001 for his CD album “This Side of Paradise” will =
take the Cleveland Pops audience through the world of Latin music from =
plaintive Peruvian folk songs to the hot rhythms of Cuba, as well as =
some of his own jazz compositions. The orchestra will provide Latin =
favorites from pops standards, swing, movie themes, light classics, the =
Broadway stage and Gloria Estefan’s greatest hits.

March 18, 2005 is the only performance =
of “Latin Pops.” Tickets, starting at $10, are available at =
the Severance Hall ticket office, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio =
44106, or by calling (216) 231-1111 or toll-free (800) 686-1141. Ticket =
prices range from $10 to $62 for a box seat. Group rates and senior =
discounts are available by calling the Cleveland Pops Orchestra at (216) =
765-7677.

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<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D5 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Nestor Torres =
(Bio)</FONT></B>
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Jazz flutist and Latin Grammy Award =
Nestor Torres has been captivating audiences with his sensual mix of =
Latin, jazz and pop sounds for two decades. Born in Mayaguez, Puerto =
Rico in 1957, he took flute lessons at age 12 and began formal studies =
at the Escuela

Libre de Musica. At 18, he moved to =
New York with his family. “That’s where I developed my =
improvisational skills as a charanga (Cuban dance music) flutist,” =
he says. “In charanga, the flutist improvises a great deal. Even =
when I play today, my approach is still very rhythmic and =
melodic.”

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Torres went on to study both jazz and =
classical music at the Mannes School of Music in New York and the New =
England Conservatory of Music in Boston, among other places.</FONT></P>

Nestor Torres is always in touch with =
his Latin heritage. He has worked with everyone including jazz giants =
Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter and Latin music icons Tito Puente and =
Gloria Estefan. Torres says his greatest inspiration is Hubert Laws, the =
African-American musician who first fused together the disciplines of =
classical flute playing and improvisation.

Torres performs at benefit concerts =
all over the world, and especially loves to play in his adopted hometown =
of Miami. Recently, he returned to the Escuela Libre de Musica in Puerto =
Rico as a judge at their first juried music competition.

While in Cleveland to perform with =
Cleveland Pops, Nestor will be visiting Cleveland Heights High School to =
give a workshop to their Jazz Ensemble. “These types of activities =
are wonderfully rewarding and fulfilling,” Torres says. “I =
enjoy people. I enjoy serving and consider it a blessing to be able to =
make a difference.”

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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#008000" SIZE=3D5 FACE=3D"Brush Script =
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</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Cleveland Pops Orchestra<BR>
(216) 765-7677<BR>
glpetitt at clevelandpops.com<BR>
Visit our web site at<BR>
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FACE=3D"Arial">www.clevelandpops.com</FONT></U></A><BR>
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Help Cleveland Pops by shopping<BR>
at our on-line shopping mall</FONT>
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