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MEDIA CONTACT: Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800

July 3, 2006

EVENT: Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital Series, featuring Charles Dairay of France

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7 p.m. Monday, July 24, on the Eastman Quadrangle in front of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus

ADMISSION: Free
Note: Parking is available on University lots.

Born in 1974, Dairay started studying music when he was six years old and began to play the carillon when he was 10. He graduated from the Jef Denyn Royal Carillon School in Belgium with highest honors in 2004. Dairay has performed in Russia, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Switzerland, and has won several international carillon competitions. In Rochester, his program will include original compositions for the carillon as well as works by Vivaldi, Couperin, and other classical and popular composers that have been specially arranged for the carillon.

Concertgoers should bring blankets, lawn chairs, picnic baskets, and even a book to read and can sit anywhere on the Eastman Quadrangle in front of the library to enjoy the music. For more information, contact (585) 275-2828.


About the University of Rochester

The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

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