The Dana Ensemble Concert featuring Evelyn Wright, vocals and James Suggs, trumpet

Trumpeter and Dana alumnus James Suggs and vocalist Evelyn Wright will join The Dana Ensemble on Wednesday, February 9, 7:30 p.m. in Bliss Hall’s Ford Theater on Youngstown State University’s campus for a concert called “A Lovely Way to Spend the Evening,” a collection of songs from the Great American Songbook arranged specifically for this concert by Dana Professor David Morgan. The event is free and open to the public. Masks are required in all YSU buildings. The Dana Ensemble is a flexible, modular roster of Dana School of Music faculty, which will often be joined by regional guest artists, coming together multiple times each semester for live performances in the area’s iconic performance spaces. The Dana Ensemble personnel for this concert includes Wendy Case, violin; Sara Schaft, violin; Caitlin Hedge, viola; Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello; Kathryn Umble, flute; Alice Wang, clarinet; Dave Kana, tenor saxophone; Joseph Carucci, baritone saxophone; Sean Yancer, French horn; Andrew Mitchell, trombone; Cicilia Yudha, piano; Dave Morgan, double bass; and Glenn Schaft, drums.