Concert Guild, Lenfest and Class of '64 join together to present Porgy and Bess. Featuring a cast of 30 with live orchestra, Gershwin's Porgy and Bess will celebrate the opera's 75th Anniversary in 2010.
A fully staged production of Gershwin's masterful "folk-opera" about
an African-American community in early twentieth-century Charleston,
South Carolina, will feature such great tunes as "Summertime," "It
Ain't Necessarily So," "My Man's Gone," and "I'm On My Way."
Concert Guild, Lenfest and Class of '64 join together to present Porgy and Bess. Featuring a cast of 30 with live orchestra, Gershwin's Porgy and Bess will celebrate the opera's 75th Anniversary in 2010.
A fully staged production of Gershwin's masterful "folk-opera" about
an African-American community in early twentieth-century Charleston,
South Carolina, will feature such great tunes as "Summertime," "It
Ain't Necessarily So," "My Man's Gone," and "I'm On My Way."
Senior Honors Theory Presentation: Will Stewart '10
Will Stewart '10, a Music Theory/Composition major from Winchester,
TN, will present his Honors Thesis: Claude Debussy's "Children's
Corner" and Béla Bartók's "For Children."
Senior Daniel Thornton, a Computer Science and Music major from
Dumfries, Virginia, will play a varied program including Bach's Prelude
and Fugue in C minor, Beethoven's Les Adieux Sonata and Samuel Barber's
Excursions.
Senior Sarah Kim, a Music and English major, from Buena Park,
California, will play a program that features the music of Bach,
Mozart, Schubert and Rachmaninoff.
Senior Composition Recital: CJ Boyd '10 & Andy Budzinski '10
CJ Boyd '10, a Music Composition Major from Shrewsbury, WV, will
present original compositions. "Christmas Eve" premiered in the Music
for the Holidays Concert I and Concert II.
Andy Budzinski '10, a Music Composition and Politics double major
from Lawrenceville, NJ, will present a collection of original
compositions, ranging from solo piano works, to choral pieces, to jazz
band compositions. "Blow, Thou Winter Wind " premiered in the Music for
the Holidays Concert I and Concert II.
Senior Phillip Graham, a Business Administration and Music major
from Richmond, Virginia, will play a program that includes Beethoven's
Waldstein Sonata, Ravel's Jeux d'Eau, and Schulz-Evler's Arabesques on
Johann Strauss's The Beautiful Blue Danube."
Senior Piano Recital: Sacha Raab ’10 and Paul Schaufele '10
Sacha Raab '10, a double Romance Language
(French) and Politics major from Coopersburg, Pensylvania, and Paul Schaufele '10, a Business Administration Major from Dallas, Texas, will play a
program that includes Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and others.
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Concert Guild, Lenfest and Class of '64 join together to present Porgy and Bess. Featuring a cast of 30 with live orchestra, Gershwin's Porgy and Bess will celebrate the opera's 75th Anniversary in 2010.
Hear traditional and contemporary arrangements of favorite holiday
tunes performed by the Wind Ensemble, String Ensemble and University
Chorus.
"European Masterpieces"
Will Stewart '10, a Music Theory/Composition major from Winchester,
TN, will present his Honors Thesis: Claude Debussy's "Children's
Corner" and Béla Bartók's "For Children."
Senior Daniel Thornton, a Computer Science and Music major from
Dumfries, Virginia, will play a varied program including Bach's Prelude
and Fugue in C minor, Beethoven's Les Adieux Sonata and Samuel Barber's
Excursions.
Senior Sarah Kim, a Music and English major, from Buena Park,
California, will play a program that features the music of Bach,
Mozart, Schubert and Rachmaninoff.
CJ Boyd '10, a Music Composition Major from Shrewsbury, WV, will
present original compositions. "Christmas Eve" premiered in the Music
for the Holidays Concert I and Concert II.
Andy Budzinski '10, a Music Composition and Politics double major
from Lawrenceville, NJ, will present a collection of original
compositions, ranging from solo piano works, to choral pieces, to jazz
band compositions. "Blow, Thou Winter Wind " premiered in the Music for
the Holidays Concert I and Concert II.
Senior Phillip Graham, a Business Administration and Music major
from Richmond, Virginia, will play a program that includes Beethoven's
Waldstein Sonata, Ravel's Jeux d'Eau, and Schulz-Evler's Arabesques on
Johann Strauss's The Beautiful Blue Danube."
Sacha Raab '10, a double Romance Language
(French) and Politics major from Coopersburg, Pensylvania, and Paul Schaufele '10, a Business Administration Major from Dallas, Texas, will play a
program that includes Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and others.
Tickets are not required.