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WV Orchestra will ‘jazz up' the holidays

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West Virginia's Jazz Orchestra will perform its holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg.

The concert, under the leadership of Jeff Bryant, will offer will jazz standards like "Baby, It's Cold Outside," " Makin' Whoopee" and "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo." The show will include a contemporary set, with songs like "Dance to the Music," "Soul Man," and "Hip to be Square." It will be complete with seasonal favorites like "The Christmas Song," "Santa Baby" and "White Christmas."

Also featured in the concert are Cathey Sawyer, the orchestra's vocalist; The Greenbrier Entertainers; and Brennan Woods, a trumpeter with the West Virginia University Marching Band.

Greenbrier Valley Theatre is located at 113 E. Washington St., Lewisburg.  For reservations, contact GVT's box office at 304-645-3838, or at www.gvtheatre.org.