20071209 Starry Night featuring Marvin Hamlisch at Carroll Community College

Starry Night, Carroll County's premier, upscale holiday kick-off event is back!

November 28th, 2007

On Sunday December 9, 2007 6:00 PM: Join us for this elegant, festive event, featuring Marvin Hamlisch. Experience an evening of elegance in the transformed Babylon Great Hall on the Carroll Community College campus and make this an event to remember all season long!

This year's event will feature a formal cocktail hour followed by an exclusive concert by Marvin Hamlisch. Starry Night proceeds benefit the Carroll Community College's Partners Campaign. Through Carroll Community College Foundation's efforts, the Partners Campaign is seeking to raise money to enable the college to continue to be Carroll County's premier learning community for state-of-the-art college experiences, baccalaureate preparation, and a lifelong education that is both convenient and affordable.

Tickets are now on sale!

To reserve your tickets, or for more information on this exciting event contact the Foundation Office at 410-386-8168. You may also download a ticket order form and mail or fax in your ticket request.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available, call 410-386-8155 for more information.

MARVIN HAMLISCH

Marvin Hamlisch's life in music is notable for its great versatility as well as substance.

As composer, Hamlisch has won virtually every major award that exists: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and three Golden Globe awards; his groundbreaking show, A CHORUS LINE, received the Pulitzer Prize.

He is the composer of more than forty motion picture scores including his Oscar-winning score and song for THE WAY WE WERE and his adaptation of Scott Joplin's music for THE STING, for which he received a third Oscar. His prolific output of scores for films include original compositions and/or musical adaptations for SOPHIE'S CHOICE, ORDINARY PEOPLE, THE SWIMMER, THREE MEN AND A BABY, ICE CASTLES, TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN, BANANAS and SAVE THE TIGER.

Marvin Hamlisch holds the position of Principal Pops Conductor with the National Symphony Orchestra. (This is the first time that anyone has held such a position). He is also the Principal Pops Conductor for the Pittsburgh and San Diego Symphony Orchestras.

Mr. Hamlisch was Musical Director and arranger of Barbra Streisand's 1994 concert tour of the U.S. and England as well as of the television special, "Barbra Streisand: The Concert" (for which he received two of his Emmys). He served in the same capacities for her Millennium concerts.

Hamlisch is a graduate of both Juilliard and Queens College (where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree). He believes in the power of music to bring people together. "Music can make a difference. There is a global nature to music, which has the potential to bring all people together. Music is truly an international language, and I hope to contribute by widening communication as much as I can."

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