HIGH MOUNTAIN SYMPHONY PRESENTS “THE MAGIC ORCHESTRA” ON NOVEMBER 21 AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY IN WAYNE

World-renowned musical comedian Dan Kamin will perform “The Magic Orchestra” with William Paterson University’s High Mountain Symphony, under the direction of guest conductor Patrick Reynolds, on Sunday, November 21 at 3 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus.

Kamin created “The Magic Orchestra” as a way of introducing children to the beauty and power of classical music. Standards by Handel, Grieg, Ponchielli and Leroy Anderson will be part of the unique program.

Prior to the concert, young visitors will be introduced to various instruments in the Shea Lobby at 2 p.m. during an instrument “petting zoo.”

Kamin is a popular guest artist with symphonies around the world. His other shows include “The Lost Elephant,” “The Musical Mime” and a pops program, “The Horrible History of Music.” He wrote “Charlie Chaplin’s One-Man Show,” which reveals the secrets of Chaplin’s comic art and includes a preface by Marcel Marceau. Kamin also created Johnny Depp’s physical comedy routines in Benny and Joon and trained Robert Downey, Jr. for his Oscar-nominated performance in Chaplin.

During the past few seasons, Kamin has performed his “Comedy Concertos” with the Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Singapore symphonies; directed several productions of classic plays in his hometown of Pittsburgh; and performed solo shows throughout the United States and England.

Reynolds is in his ninth year on the faculty at the University of Dayton where he is an associate professor of music. Reynolds also is the assistant conductor of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor of the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. In recent seasons he has appeared as guest conductor of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Arlington Symphony Orchestra and the Queens Symphony Orchestra.

The High Mountain Symphony, established in 1986 as the Wayne Chamber Orchestra, is the only professional orchestra in New Jersey in permanent residence at a university. The new name for the ensemble refers to a local and well-known nature preserve in Wayne that borders the University’s campus. The Symphony is underwritten, in part, by William Paterson University. High Mountain Symphony is also funded, in part, by the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council at Passaic County Community College through the State/County Block Grant Program of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

This concert is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, developed and funded by the Vira I Heinz Endowment; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
Tickets are $30 standard, $27 for senior citizens and William Paterson community, $8 for William Paterson students (limit two per ID) and youth 17 and under. For directions or to purchase tickets, please call the Shea Center Box Office at 973.720.2371.

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For Further Information, contact:

Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966