With the release of a video game (http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com) and a remastered box set of their music (http://www.thebeatles.com), The Beatles are again at the forefront of pop music and culture.

The following expert from the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts is available to discuss the Fab Four:

Brian Plitnik, lecturer, trombone
E-Mail: plitnik@yahoo.com
Phone: 304-293-4841, x3175

Mr. Plitnik, in addition to performing with ensembles such as the Stage Left Theatre Orchestra, the Apple Alley Players, West Virginia Public Theatre Orchestra, Emmanuel Brass, the Potomac Highlands Dance Band, the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, and the Maryland Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet, has also appeared with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (Bill Tole), Bobby Vinton, and Rick K. and the All-Nighters. In 2008, Plitnik was selected to perform a solo recital for the prestigious “Music at Penn Alps” music series in Grantsville, MD.

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CONTACT: Charlene Lattea, College of Creative Arts
304-293-4841, clattea@mail.wvu.edu