MEDIA RELEASE: 24 November 2017 – R00220
A Musical Montage set for Tuesday, Dec. 5. Media preview to be held Tuesday, Nov. 28.
The Brock University Department of Music Wind Ensemble will present an evening of captivating melodies Thursday, Dec. 5 in St. Catharines.
Under the baton of conductor Zoltan Kalman, the University Wind Ensemble features the talents of 70 musicians drawn from Brock University, high schools across the region, and the broader music community.
On stage at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in Partridge Hall at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, the ensemble will perform a spectacular range of works from the past and present including Kernen’s Latin Mood, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Suppe’s Light Cavalry Overture, Alford’s The Purple Carnival, Whitacre’s Ghost Train, Gorb’s Awayday, Kositsky’s Suite Canadienne, Whitacre’s Seal Lullaby and a medley from the musical Frozen, featuring four-year-old Khloe Kalman.
The concert also includes musicians Michael Hindrichs, Peter Macdonald, David Pearson and Graham Young from the Hamilton Symphony on the Bay, Patrick Beard from the Niagara Symphony and high school students from three area schools.
Tickets for the event are $10 for general admission or $5 through the eyeGo high school program. Free tickets are available to current MIWSFPA students. Tickets are available through the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office at 905-688-0722, online at firstontariopac.ca, via email at boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca or at the door.
Note: A media preview will be held Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cairns Recital Hall at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Those interested in attending must contact David Vivian, MIWSFPA Director at dvivian@brocku.ca
For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:
* Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970
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