Alf Clausen, NDSU alumnus and two-time Emmy Award winning music director for “The Simpsons,” will give a performance on Tuesday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway. “An Evening with Alf Clausen” is sponsored by BisonArts, a fundraising group for the NDSU Division of Fine Arts.
Clausen is a native of Jamestown, N.D. His Fargo performance will consist of two sections. The first is titled “An Insider’s Look at Hollywood,” where Clausen will lead audiences on a journey through the process of making music for film and television. The second will be the Alf Clausen Jazz Orchestra, featuring top Los Angeles studio musicians Gary Grant on trumpet and Bernie Dresel on drums.
In addition to the Emmy Awards, Clausen has received three Annie Awards, three International Monitor Awards and Grammy and CLIO nominations. His television credits include “The Simpsons,” “Moonlighting,” “Alf” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Variety Hour.” “The Simpsons” is television’s longest running comedy.
Film credits include “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Dragnet,” “The Naked Gun” and “Splash.”
Tickets for “An Evening with Alf Clausen” cost $10 for adults and $5 for students. They can be purchased at the NDSU Fine Arts Box Office by calling 1-7969 or stopping by the Music Education Building, room 115.
May 14, 2009