PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Bobby McFerrin to Perform "Migrations" at Lawrence University

Ten-time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin joins the Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble, Studio Orchestra and Hybrid Ensemble at 8 p.m., February 19, for the sold-out U.S. premiere of "Migrations: One World, Many Musics." Composed by Lawrence's own Fred Sturm, Kimberly Clark Professor of Music and director of jazz studies, "Migrations" was commissioned in 2007 by McFerrin and the NDR Big Band in Hamburg, Germany. The work is a "musical plea for world unity" that illustrates both the distinct and shar...

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