FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 1, 2004 |
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
Nicole Smith (404) 364-8447
nsmith@oglethorpe.edu
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Oglethorpe University Singers and Chorale to Present Fall Concert
What: The Oglethorpe University Singers and University
Chorale will present their Fall Concert, which will include a
sampling of choral literature from the Renaissance through the 21st
century. Dr. W. Irwin Ray, director of musical activities at
Oglethorpe, will conduct the concert; Oglethorpe artist-in-residence
David Buice is pianist for the performance.
When and Where: Friday, Nov.
5, 8 p.m. at Conant Performing Arts Center
Featuring: Robert Rhein’s choral cycle on poems of A. E.
Housman’s “A Shropshire Lad;” motets and choruses by Heinrich Schütz,
Henry Purcell and Randall Thompson; selections by Pablo Casals,
David Childs, Jacob Handl, Benjamin Britten and Felix Mendelssohn’s
exquisite Herbstlied (Autumn Song); folk songs from Ireland and the
United States; plus vocal and instrumental solos by members of the
Singers and Chorale.
The Conant Performing Arts Center is located at Oglethorpe
University at 4484 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta. Admission is free.
Call 404-364-8329 for more information.
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