The University of Scranton Singers and Symphonic Band Will Perform

On Sunday, April 23, The University of Scranton Singers and Symphonic Band will perform a concert, presented by Performance Music at The University of Scranton. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., inside the University’s Houlihan-McLean Center, on Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue, in downtown Scranton. Admission is free, with seating on a first-come, first-seated basis.

     According to Performance Music Conductors and Co-Directors Cheryl Y. Boga and Philip Kuehn, the concert will feature a short program by each ensemble, culminating in a performance of two pieces together.

     The Symphonic Band will be performing Marquez’s “Conga del Fuego Nuevo,” Giroux’s “Mambo Perro Loco,” the perennial Texidor favorite “Amparito Roca” and the Reed arrangement of Monterde’s “La Virgen De La Macarena.” Ken Luckey, principal trumpet of The Scranton Brass Orchestra, will be guest soloist on “La Virgen De La Macarena.” In addition to his busy freelance performing career, Luckey is the Director of Bands at Tunkhannock Area High School and adjunct faculty with the band program at Wilkes University.

     The Singers portion of the program will include Moses Hogan’s arrangement of “Deep River,” “Wade in the Water” arranged by Mark Hayes and Robert Ray’s “Gospel Magnificat."

     Both the 40-member University of Scranton Singers and The University of Scranton Symphonic Band, a 75-member ensemble, are comprised of members of the University community from majors and departments spanning the curriculum. The vast majority of the members are undergraduate students, joined by a few graduate students and members of the faculty and staff – none music majors - who are all brought together by their mutual love of music-making.

     The primary focus of Performance Music at The University of Scranton is its student choral and instrumental performing ensembles. There is no music major at the University, and all enrolled Scranton students (undergraduate and graduate) from every major are eligible for membership in the University Bands, Performance Choirs and String Ensembles, with neither an audition nor enrollment fee required for membership. Hundreds of students participate in the ensembles each year. Other programs within the department - including guest artist concerts, World Premiere Composition Series, Nelhybel Collection, and Scranton Brass Orchestra - closely coordinate programming with the student ensembles. They also offer unique opportunities for student musicians in the ensembles to hear, observe, interact and perform with numerous world-class musicians and artist-teachers.

     For further information on the concert, please visit scranton.edu/music.