MEDIA CONTACT: Josef Hanson 585.273.5157 or Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800

April 10, 2007

University of Rochester Glee Clubs Concert

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 3 p.m., Saturday, April 21, in Strong Auditorium on the University's River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public

The University of Rochester Glee Clubs will present a spring concert that will feature a variety of music, ranging from motets, spirituals, and arrangements of folk songs to operetta arias. Songs will include Giuseppe Verdi's "Laudi alla vergine Maria" and "Shenandoah" by Richard Thompson.

The ensembles will perform separately as a men's chorus and a women's chorus as well as a mixed chorus. There are about 45 students in the combined glee clubs. The glee clubs are directed by Irina Georgieva, graduate student at the Eastman School of Music.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-2828.

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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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