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The Harmony Heritage Singers, an all-military veteran chorus, and the Bay Tones, a chorus from the Northern Neck area of Virginia, will perform American classics.
Admission is $13 for adults; $12 for seniors; $6 for children ages 6-11 who are accompanied by an adult; children under age 5 are free.
For information, call 703-780-2000 or visit http:/
Benny Goodman Revival
The Reston Community Center's CenterStage will present the music of jazz musician Dave Bennett and his septet as he pays tribute to the sounds of Benny Goodman at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Bennett will perform such favorites as "I Got Rhythm," "Stompin' at the Savoy" and "Sing, Sing, Sing."
The CenterStage is at 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors and children.
For more information, call 703-476-4500 or visit http:/
Japanese Students to Play
Japanese student musicians here on a cultural exchange and two soloists with international roots are featured in a McLean Youth Orchestra concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Oakcrest School, 850 Balls Hill Rd.
Soloist Risa Kaneko, a pianist, moved from Japan with her family in 1999. Soloist Fedor Ouspensky, a violinist, descends from a long line of Russian musicians.
Kaneko has won the Maryland State Music Teachers Doris Chase Concerto Competition, the Asian American Competition, a Washington Music Teachers Association Hartman Achievement Award and the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Concerto Competition.
Ouspensky, 10, who attends the Russian Embassy Elementary School in Washington, first performed with the McLean Youth Orchestra at age 7 and has since won first place in several competitions, including the Marlin-Engel Solo Competition, Maryland MTA concerto competition and the Asian Music Society solo competition.
The student musicians will perform the music of Bach, Barber, Dvorak and Von Suppe.
Tickets are $5 for adults; $2.50 for 18 and younger. No advance ticket sales; box office opens at 2:15 p.m.
-- Compiled by DIANE MATTINGLY
