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              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, March 24, 1996                 TAG: 9603220235
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS      PAGE: 17   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
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CONCERT SEASON TICKETS ON SALE

Season tickets are now on sale for the 1996-97 season of the Portsmouth Community Concert Association, and new members who buy memberships before the April 8 concert will receive free admission.

The Cugat orchestra, under the direction of Ava Cavallo, will perform at 8 p.m. April 8 at Willett Hall.

The 1996-97 association's 58th season will open Oct. 14 with a concert by the Epic Brass. The brass quintet, directed by Earl Raney, plays a variety of music from Bach to boogie woogie.

Other programs will include:

Stephen Kechulius, baritone, and Carol Kechulius, piano, 8 p.m. Jan. 3, 1997.

Hungarian Festival Virtuosi with duo-pianists Ralph Markham and Kenneth Broadway, 3 p.m. Feb. 9;

The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales, 3 p.m. March 16.

Season membership costs: adults, $35; students, $17; families, $75. For information, call 523-2773. by CNB