Oct. 20, 2005
Contact: Gordon
Ovenshine: 724-738-4854; gordon.ovenshine@sru.edu
CONDUCTOR MARVIN
HAMLISCH TO PERFORM DEC. 1 AT SRU
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Marvin Hamlisch,
the internationally known composer and conductor who wrote the
music for “A Chorus Line” and 40 motion picture scores,
will share his life’s story and music during a solo
performance on Dec. 1 at Slippery Rock
University.
Hamlisch, the principal pops
conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra who has performed
throughout the U.S. and Europe, comes to SRU as part of the
university’s new ING Performing Arts Series, launched to
bring outstanding artists to the Butler County
region.
“Music can make a
difference,” said Hamlisch, who won the Pulitzer Prize for
writing the music to 1975’s “A Chorus Line.
“There is a global nature to music, which has the potential
to bring all people together. Music is truly an international
language, and I hope to contribute by expanding this communication
as much as I can.”
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for those
62 or older and 17 and under and $7 for SRU students. Tickets may
be purchased by visiting www.sru.edu or
calling 724-738-2091. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Miller
Auditorium.
Hamlisch’s life in music is notable
for its versatility. As composer, he has won three Oscars, four
Grammys, four Emmys, one Tony and three Golden Globes, aside from
his groundbreaking music for “A Chorus
Line.”
Among the Broadway shows Hamlisch has
composed are “They’re Playing Our Song,”
“The Goodbye Girl,” “Sweet Smell of
Success” and “Imaginary Friends.” He motion
picture scores include the Oscar?winning “They Way We
Were” and his adaptation of Scott Joplin's music for
“The Sting.”
Hamlisch arranged Barbra
Streisand’s 1994 concert tour as well as of the television
special “Barbra Streisand: The Concert” (for which he
received two of his Emmys). A graduate of both Juilliard and
Queens College, he believes in the power of music to bring people
together.
Connection with
SRU
The
concert is Hamlisch’s that lastet venture with SRU. A year
ago, he invited 15 chorus students to join the 11-university
All-Star College Choir in Pittsburgh for a musical tribute to
Irving Berlin. SRU had more students on the regional choir than any
other university.
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