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

March 22, 2001

University of Rochester University Choir and Chamber Singers Concert

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public.

The University of Rochester Choir and Chamber Singers will present a concert at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester River Campus.

The program is conducted by Thomas Folan, director of choral activities at the University. The University Choir will perform Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus, Bruckner's Locus Iste, Handel's Music, Spread Thy Voice Around, Bach's Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring, the folksong arrangement Cold Blows the Wind, and three pieces by Rochester composer Dennis W. Rosenbaum.

The concert will also include the following pieces performed by the University Chamber Singers: Byrd's Civitas Sancti Tui, Durufle's Tantum Ergo and Ubi Caritas, Monteverdi's Lasciatemi Morire, Victoria's O Magnum Mysterium, and various English madrigals.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please 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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