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    Date: Oct. 14, 1996
      Contact:                           J. Kemp   95

PIANIST DELONY CUTS NEW CD --  Southeastern Louisiana University pianist Willis
Delony's new jazz recording "Civilized Conversations" has hit the music stores. The Baton
Rouge resident has earned recognition as both a classical and jazz artist. His career also includes
work as a commercial studio musician, composer and arranger, and most recently as a conductor.
He has performed with the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Baton Rouge Concert Band, the
Louisiana Sinfonietta, the Slidell Wind Symphony and the International Trumpet Guild. He is
the recipient of SLU's 1994 President's Medal for Excellence in Artistic Activity.
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