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Private Party – Winter Park, Florida

Date: December 6, 2024
All-day event
Location: Winter Park, Florida

Suncoast Jazz Festival

Start date: November 22, 2024
End date: November 24, 2024
All-day event
Location: Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater Beach | Clearwater Beach Florida Jazz | Jazz Xylophone | Suncoast Jazz Festival | Xylophone

Come see Heather Thorn performing at the Suncoast Jazz Festival as a guest artist with Dave Bennett and Adrian Cunningham.

Vivacity Presents: A Patriotic Salute 

Date: November 10, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Timucua Arts Foundation
Andrews Sisters | Orlando | Orlando Florida | Patriotic | Patriotic Music

This program begins with a salute to all our patriotic heroes and the freedom they have protected for us. Featuring music to honour those who have served America and a salute to this wonderful country! Nostalgia Radio Hour is a family- friendly musical show featuring an original script with classic tunes from the 1920’s1950’s, and characters inspired from the Golden Age of Radio. Includes personalized audience interaction, customizable themes/script, sound effect stories, authentic old-time radio commercials and so much more!

Featuring: Heather Thorn- xylophone, Amy Parnell- Radio Announcer and vocals , Krissy Vavrek- feature vocals, Eddie Metz Jr.- drums, Ben Vasko- Tuba, Bob Thornton-piano, Dave Mackenzie- reeds, John Depaola- trumpet, Harold Johnson- trombone

Celebrate Vibraphone & Xylophone – Kutztown University

Date: November 8, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Kutztown University Center for Mallet Percussion Research, Pennsylvania
Xylophone

Heather Thorn and Vivacity with special guests Gordon Stout, Gary Kvistad, Jeff Moore, Lauren Vogel Weiss and Will Rapp

Presenting 20th Century Xylophone and the Great American Songbook. Featuring the music of Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, George Hamilton Green and more!

This concert is presented by the Center for Mallet Percussion Research and Kutztown University. Heather Thorn endorses the Malletech Bob Becker 4.0 Xylophone

Also with:

Dave Mackenzie- Reeds and Piano 

Greg Zabel- Upright Bass 

Private Event – Leesburg

Date: October 26, 2024
All-day event
Location: Leesburg, Florida

Band Events 2017