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Multi-instrumentalist and composer John Mock will be in concert with the Centreville High School Orchestras, Cheryl Cooley, Director, performing the World Premiere of his Crossing the Western Ocean on Thursday, November 1, 7:30 PM at the Skip Maiden Theatre of Centreville High School, 6001 Union Mill Road in Clifton, Virginia. This will be performed as part of the school’s Fall concert.

Mr. Mock composed this work, for orchestra and guitar, expressly for the Centreville Orchestras and Ms. Cooley, and will be performing with them. He will also be In Residence the week of the concert, working with the students, and giving workshops for the music department and teachers.

Tickets for the November 1 concert are $8 for students and seniors, $10 for adults and can be purchased by calling 703-802-5460, or at the door. For more information, visit Centreville High School online at http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/CentrevilleHS/.

John Mock has written dozens of commissioned orchestral arrangements for various recording artists including the Dixie Chicks, Nanci Griffith, Kathy Mattea, Maura O’Connell, and Cherish the Ladies. These works have been performed by orchestras throughout America and the world, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Atlanta and Nashville Symphonies.

His credits as a composer and performer include commissions from the Nashville Chamber Orchestra with appearances as a featured soloist in a number of NCO concerts and recordings. Mr. Mock’s first solo album The Day At Sea was released in September of 2005.

Visit him online at http://johnmock.net.

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