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SPRING-SUMMER 2024
BREAKING Spire Center Magazine SPECIAL
NEWS EDITION

RUTHIE FOSTER
FRI, AUG 02 @ 8PM
$37.80 to $42
Ruthie Foster's ninth studio album, Healing Time marks a
pinnacle in her blues career. With a raw, live-sounding vibe and THE WORLD-FAMOUS
Foster's expanded role in songwriting, it's a testament to
resilience and growth. Born out of the challenges of the
pandemic, the album's collaborative spirit shines, with Foster's
band contributing to its timeless sound. "Healing Time" is both
a response to collective struggle and a reminder of music's
power to heal. It's a journey through the highs and lows of
being human, echoing Foster's own path of healing and GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA
renewal.

DEADGRASS
SAT, AUG 03 @ 8PM
$26.10 to $29 THE MILLER
Matt Turk and C Lanzbom lead Deadgrass, a string band tribute to demand led the Miller
Jerry Garcia's musical legacy. With Dave Richards on bass, Boo SOUND LIVES Estate to authorize the
Reiners on banjo, and Kensuke Shoji on fiddle, they honor Garcia's formation of the Glenn
iconic works, spanning from Old & in the Way to The Grateful Dead. FOREVER!
Turk, known for his collaborations with Pete Seeger, and Lanzbom, a Miller Orchestra. On
Grammy-winning guitarist, infuse their performances with a deep love After years as a writer and June 6, 1956, under the
for Garcia's music. Accompanied by seasoned pros from Broadway to sideman Glenn Miller direction of drummer
world music, Deadgrass brings Garcia's spirit to life on stage, blending decided to form his own
bluegrass, jazz, and improvisation with reverence and skill. Ray McKinley, who had
band in March of 1938 and become the unofficial
BRANDEN & JAMES “SUMMER the rest is history! leader of the Army Air
NIGHTS ON BROADWAY” The legendary Glenn Force Band after Glenn’s
SUN, AUG 04 @ 6PM disappearance, the
$27 to $30 Miller was one of the most
World renowned cello & vocal duo BRANDEN & successful of all dance reformed Glenn Miller
JAMES from America’s Got Talent team up Broadway bandleaders back in the Orchestra performed its
musical director, Brett Rowe, for their Spire Center Swing Era of the 1930’s first concert and has
debut in Summer Nights on Broadway.
and 40’s. A matchless been touring ever since.
Join them on Sunday, August 4th as Broadway gets
reinvented in classical music form complete with “ string of hit records, the Today, the ensemble
soaring tenor vocals and dazzling cello” (NPR music) constant impact of radio continues to play the
in this thrilling performance featuring music from hit original Miller
shows such as Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, Dear Evan broadcasts, and the
Hansen, Waitress, Wicked, The Lion King, West Side drawing power at theaters arrangements both from
Story, and many more! and ballrooms, built and the civilian band and the
THE WORLD-FAMOUS GLENN sustained the momentum Miller Army Air Force over the English AAFB libraries.
MILLER ORCHESTRA of popularity. Band and toured Europe Channel and was Just as it was in the
WED, AUG 07 & THU, AUG 08 @ 7PM
$58.50 to $65 Glenn disbanded his to entertain servicemen never seen again. 1930’s and 40’s, the
orchestra in 1942 at the performing numerous With the release of Glenn Miller Orchestra is
The most popular and sought after big band of all time returns to the Spire
Center for Performing Arts for 2 nights! height of its popularity to live and radio shows. On the major motion still the most sought
volunteer for the Army. December 15, 1944, movie The Glenn
The 17-member orchestra, their lead singers, and vocal group will perform after big band in the
their catalog of big band classics just the way they would have over 80 years There he organized and Major Miller left on a Miller Story in 1954, world today.
ago when Glenn Miller stood in front of his band. It is a show that continues led the famous Glenn flight that disappeared interest and popular
to transport audiences back in time and is as nostalgic as it is exciting.
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