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In April, Ellen directed the U-M Jazz Ensemble
at the Next Generation Festival , part of the 51st Monterey Jazz
Festival
in
Monterey, California. The Jazz Ensemble was selected as a finalist
in the college big band competition, eventually placing a close second.
Ellen ran her second Boston Marathon April 15,
finishing in 3:53:17 and took third in her age group in her first
trail ultramarathon, the 50k Ice Age 50/50.
Ellen spent three weeks visiting Nepal in
May and June 2007, including a trek to Everest Base Camp and several
benefit concerts in the Kathmandu area.
The University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble, which
Ellen directs, performed to rave reviewsat the International Association
for Jazz Education conference
in New York City January 11, 2007 with guest artist David Liebman.
Ellen ran the New York Marathon in November 2006
to raise money for the Lance
Armstrong Foundation. Ellen raised $6375 for the Foundation.
If you would like to help, you
can make a donation on Ellen’s LAF fundraising page here.
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