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June 26, 2019
Blues and Rock Ensemble
The Blues and Rock Ensemble at Kutztown University will make you get out of your seat and dance - and applaud this award-winning group.
For two consecutive years, Kutztown University's Blues and Rock Ensemble has won DownBeat Magazine's Student Music Award.
Kutztown is the only institution of higher education in Pennsylvania to receive a 2019 Student Music Award and is one of four total Pennsylvania schools that won, the other three being middle schools across various categories.
The ensemble flourishes under the tutelage of Dr. Kevin Kjos.
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