LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 13, 2005) — Florida Southern College presents its annual “Music Under the Stars” featuring the FSC symphony and jazz bands on Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pipkin Bandshell on campus. Conductors Jo Jossim and Brian Brink share the podium.

Both the jazz ensemble and the symphony band will perform light selections suitable for an outdoor concert. The ensemble, comprised of 20 FSC students, will play traditional swing and Latin-jazz arrangements, Caribbean reggae, New Orleans “2nd Line Street” jazz and more. Students will be featured as improvisational soloists. Featured soloist with the symphony band will be senior music major and xylophonist Chris Bowen performing “Xylophonia” by Joe Green.

Admission is free with open seating. In the event of rain, the performance will be held in Branscomb Auditorium. 

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.