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Percussion Ensemble Concert to Benefit Hurricane Victims

The Alma College Percussion Ensemble will perform a hurricane victims benefit concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, at the Heritage Center.

Scheduled as a free concert, the Ensemble decided to ask for a free-will offering that will be directed to Alma College's hurricane relief efforts. The concert will be a warmup for the Ensemble's appearance Monday at the Detroit Jazz Festival. Alma, under the direction of Dave Zerbe, performs at the 2005 Detroit Jazz Festival at noon, Monday, September 5, on the Waterfront Stage.

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Posted: Fri, September 2nd, 2005 at 3:34PM

 

Alma College was born on Oct. 14, 1886. George F. Hunting was appointed the College’s first president and professor of moral and mental science. The College’s founding was made possible by Ammi W. Wright, a lumberman, businessman and civic leader who gave 30 acres of land and more than $300,000 to found and sustain the institution in its early years.

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Graduate Profile

David Hensley

David Hensley
Graduation: 2004
Major: History

David Hensley has been interested in history ever since he was a small child, and his education at Alma College allowed him to pursue it professionally.

The 2004 alumnus, who is a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University, is currently doing research in Belgium for his doctoral dissertation.

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