University Singers and Scranton Brass Orchestra Concert Set
In Concert: The University of Scranton Singers with Scranton Brass Orchestra, presented by Performance Music at The University of Scranton, will take place Sunday, March 24, 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center. The concert is open to the public, free of charge.The University of Scranton Singers will present a concert in collaboration with Scranton Brass Orchestra on Sunday, March 24. 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, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue. Admission is free, with seating on a first-come, first-seated basis.
According to Performance Music Conductor and Director Cheryl Y. Boga, the concert will feature a short program by each group, followed by the performance of two pieces by the combined groups.
Founded by Boga and Hal Baillie, Ph.D., professor emeritus of the Philosophy Department at the University, and now in its 12th season, Scranton Brass Orchestra is a fully professional 28-member ensemble comprised of brass and percussion players/teachers from across the region. Since its founding in June 2011, the group’s performances have been free and open to the public, and have featured nationally and internationally acclaimed guests, among them some of the most acclaimed brass players of our time. Some of the goals of the group include: to provide high level large brass ensemble performance and listening opportunities; to serve as an aural and visual model to aid in the tonal and technical development of student brass players and as a professional development resource for brass performers and teachers in the region; and to give participating regional brass musicians and teachers opportunities to work with and observe masters of the art of brass playing.
The University of Scranton Singers, founded in the early 1960s by the late Norbert Betti, is an SATB ensemble made up of students from majors spanning the University’s curriculum, brought together by their love of music. They are known for their eclectic and diverse styles of programming.
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, choirs and string ensembles, with neither an audition nor enrollment fee required for membership. Hundreds of students participate in the ensembles each year. Programs within the Performance Music Department, including guest artist concerts, World Premiere Composition Series, Nelhybel Collection, and Scranton Brass Orchestra, closely coordinate programming with the student ensembles and 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 about the performance, call 570-941-7624, email music@scranton.edu or visit the Performance Music website.
