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# Duking it out with Emeritus band By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/duking-it-out-with-emeritus-band-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2005-11-11T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:08:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Entertainment, Westwood, #archive-import

In the mood for music this fall? The Santa Monica College Emeritus College Band will present its fall concert “From Handel to Ellington” — a program of classical, jazz, Broadway tunes and more — at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Westwood United Methodist Church, located at 10497 Wilshire Blvd. Admission is free. The 60-member concert band, part of SMC’s acclaimed Emeritus College for older adults, is under the direction of Wallace Umber.

Highlights of the concert include: ■ John Philip Sousa’s “Glory of the Yankee Navy,” written in 1909 and dedicated to Admiral Robert E. Peary on his trip to the North Pole. ■ Handel’s “The Royal Fireworks Music,” written in 1749 to celebrate the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. ■ Several pieces written by the legendary Duke Ellington, the bandleader and composer who brought jazz to a high standard of musical performance and popularity. His band played from 1927 to 1970 and his sophisticated melodies remain popular after more than 70 years. Also on the program will be Gershwin Broadway show tunes, a Noel Coward medley, Sousa marches and more.

For further information, call (310) 434-4306.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 11, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111105.pdf?ref=smdp.com)