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MEDIA CONTACT: College Music Department (585) 275-2828 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800
February 2, 2000
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 18, in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public Note: Parking is free on University lots after 7 p.m. weeknights and all weekend.
The University of Rochester Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus.
Mitchell Robinson, director of wind activities at the University and faculty member at the Eastman School of Music, will conduct the ensemble in works that include Dmitri Shostakovich's Folk Dances, Erik Satie's Two Gymnopedies, and Aaron Copland's Down A Country Lane. John Altieri, an Eastman music education major, will be the student conductor for Folk Dances.
The 70-member organization is comprised mostly of non-music majors who gather twice a semester to provide the University and greater Rochester community with free concerts.
The performance is free and open to the public. Please contact the College Music Department at (585) 275-2828 at least five days in advance to request any special accommodations.
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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