{"id":61640,"date":"2013-11-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-presents-holiday-concerts-and-more-december-7-9\/"},"modified":"2013-11-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-23T00:00:00","slug":"uri-presents-holiday-concerts-and-more-december-7-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/11\/uri-presents-holiday-concerts-and-more-december-7-9\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 presents Holiday Concerts and more, December 7-9"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 November 22, 2013\u2013 The annual Holiday Concert by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir is a highlight of the 溏心vlog免费B站 fall music season. This year, it is one of five concerts presented by the Department of Music, Dec. 7-9. All events will be held in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston.<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 The Holiday Concert will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7<\/b> at 8 p.m. The concert will feature Handel\u2019s Coronation Anthem “The King Shall Rejoice,” and the “Shepherds’ Farewell\u201d by Hector Berlioz, performed by the two ensembles jointly. Music Professor Ann Danis directs the Orchestra, and Professor Mark Conley directs the Choir. Graduate orchestral conductor Charles Kalajian will conduct the Berlioz piece. Graduate choral conductor Eddie Wilkin will direct the choir singing Bernard Hughes’ new carol “The Linden Tree,” and the choir will greet the audience with music Mark Conley learned from choirs of the Manda Wilderness in Mozambique. The orchestra will also perform a Rimsky-Korsakoff piece and seasonal favorites. Admission is $12 general public, $7 students. <\/p>\n


\n\u2022 On Sunday, Dec. 8<\/b> there will be a full day of music, with concerts at noon, 3 and 7 p.m.

\n— At Noon, the Undergraduate String Quartet will present a program of advanced string chamber repertoire. Coached by Carly Flemming, the quartet features the University’s top string players. Members are Jennifer Langevin, violin; Shannon Petrik, violin; Brandon Kaplan, viola, and Nina Perry, cello. The quartet will play the four movements of String Quartet Op. 76 No. 1 by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Admission is free.

\n— At 3 p.m., the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, directed by Music Professor Gene J. Pollart, will perform with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Percussion Ensemble, directed by Robert McEwan. The Percussion Ensemble will open with Fallin\u2019 Leaves by Bruce Hagist, a 溏心vlog免费B站 junior from North Kingstown, followed by Piru Bole, an avant garde composition with ensemble playing as well as singing rhythms. The Wind Ensemble follows with five contemporary works: Alleluia! Laudamus Te by Alfred Reed, a \u201chymn of praise\u201d without words; San Antonio Dances by Frank Ticheli; Art In The Park by Robert Sheldon; Bayou Breakdown by Brant Karrick, \u201ca bluegrass fugue with a Cajun twist\u201d; and Perseus by Satoshi Yagisawa. Admission is $12 general public, $7 students.

\n— At 7 p.m., the 溏心vlog免费B站 Student Composers concert will showcase some works-in-progress by members of the Composition Program, and offers brand-new music in a variety of styles, performed by fellow students and faculty. Participants will include: Kim Konieczny, Ian Otenti, Connor Ragas, Alex Barnhart, Bruce Hagist, Tom Peppard, John Prevedini, Shaun Cayabyab, Peter Scartabello, and others TBA. The works range from Otenti\u2019s piece using electronic tape plus piano, viola and violin, to Konieczny\u2019s set of two piano and viola miniatures, to Prevedini\u2019s “Sanctus” from his larger choral work The Providence Mass, with choir and piano. Admission is free.<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 On Monday, Dec. 9<\/b> at 7:30 p.m., 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s celebrated vocal chamber ensemble, Lively Experiment, will perform. “For this holiday season,” says Professor Conley, “our choir gives to you: five Bird Songs (arrangements of folk songs by Paul Crabtree), four Christmas Carols, three Swan Songs by Bernard Hughes, two Jazz Pieces arranged by Sharon Broadley (accompanied by a jazz quartet of Daniel Hill, piano; Clay Nordhill, guitar; Garrett Campbell, bass, and Jesse-ray Leich, drums), and a Festive Festival Fanfare (It Is Good to be Merry and Wise by Jean Berger)!” Admission is $12 general public, $7 students. <\/p>\n


\nTickets are available at the box office by cash\/check starting 45 minutes before each concert. The 溏心vlog免费B站 Concert Hall is handicap-accessible, and parking is available in the lot behind the Fine Arts Center, off Bills Road. For more information, please contact the 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Music, 874-5955, or check the website: www.uri.edu\/music<\/a>.

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