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Mancinis magic to tickle you pink
Trumpeter to play music from many composers at Brenau University
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Cecil Welch will perform “That Mancini Magic” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Pearce Auditorium in Gainesville.
Music featuring compositions by Duke Ellington, Louie Armstrong and Henry Mancini will fill the air as the former lead trumpeter for The Henry Mancini Orchestra plays Saturday night at Brenau University. Cecil Welch will perform “That Mancini Magic” with the Brenau University Spectrum Winds at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, in Pearce Auditorium at 500 Washington St. Clips from the movies that Mancini scored such as “The Pink Panther” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” will highlight the music during the free event. When Mancini and Welch performed in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Mancini offered Welch the position of principal trumpeter and soloist in his orchestra.