MEDIA CONTACT: Music Department (585) 275-2828 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800

April 11, 2000

University of Rochester Wind Ensemble and Choir Performance

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public Note: Parking is available in all university lots after 7 p.m. weekdays

The University of Rochester Wind Ensemble and Choir, conducted by Mitchell Robinson, will perform at 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus. The event is free.

The concert will feature three guest artists; Tom Folan, University Choir director; student conductor John Altieri; and Mark Kellogg, assistant professor of trombone and euphonium at the Eastman School of Music and principal trombone at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

The repertoire will include Celebrations, a cantata for chorus and band by Vincent Persichetti; Fantasia for Euphonium and Band by Gordon Jacob; and a work composed by Jeff Tyzik, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's principal pops conductor. The concert also will feature a brass fanfare by Rochester composer David Diamond and the Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo by composer Malcolm Arnold.

For additional information, contact the music department at (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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