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Article: TRIBUNE COLUMN University Concert Series brings stars to Columbia
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- Columbia Daily Tribune
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- May 11, 2007
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On Feb. 21, 1908, Vladimir de Pachmann, one of the world's leading
pianists, performed at University Auditorium on the University of
Missouri-Columbia campus, and an unbroken tradition was born - the
University Concert Series.
The series will open its second century Sept. 27 with the annual
"Beer and Wines of the World" kickoff party. The first on-stage
performance will be Oct. 22 - Yamato: The Drummers of Japan. The
traditional taiko drums of Japan will usher in 38 diverse shows at
Jesse Auditorium.
The exact birth date of the concert series, Feb. 21, falls in the
middle of 10 days that give you an idea of the diversity that has
become the University Concert Series. On Feb. 15, the Teatro ...