Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Swope Music Hall
Brass Ensemble
The Slippery Rock University Brass Ensemble is under the direction of Conductor, Dr. Stephen Hawk. The SRU Brass Ensemble is a British Style Brass Band that performs both on and off campus concerts of traditional brass band and contemporary literature. The Brass Ensemble released its first CD, "Brass at the Rock," in 2011.
Thursday, April 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m., On the Quad
Jazz Ensemble
The Kaleidoscope Arts Festival Opening Celebration features live music and activities on the Quad with a special presentation from the Slippery Rock University Jazz Ensemble. Picnic lunch provided by AVI Fresh is free for SRU students with a meal plan and $6 for the public.
Sunday, April 22, 4:00 p.m., Swope Music Hall
Orchestra Concert
Drama, romance, and classical balance in a program featuring music from Bizet’s “Carmen” and the “First Symphony of Beethoven.” Senior Matthew Watkins will appear as soloist in the Frank Martin “Ballade for Flute and Orchestra.” Warren Davidson conducts.
Tuesday, April 24, 7:30 p.m., Swope Music Hall
Wind Ensemble
The Slippery Rock University Symphonic Wind Ensemble is performing in its 21st year on campus under the direction of the group's founding conductor, Dr. Stephen Hawk. The Wind Ensemble is the music department's premier concert band and has represented SRU across the Commonwealth and throughout the Northeastern United States and Canada. This concert features the Department of Music's Concerto Competition winner, Victoria Culp, on Euphonium. This concert also marks the release of the ensemble's second CD entitled, "Give Us This Day," which was recorded in Swope Recital Hall in December, 2011.
Wednesday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., Swope Music Hall
Collaborative Music Faculty Recital
On Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., many of the Slippery Rock University music faculty will present a collaborative recital in Swope Recital Hall. The selections and instrumentation will be diverse, which will provide something for everyone to enjoy. Join us to hear some of the fabulous talent demonstrated by our music faculty.
Thursday, April 19, 7:30 p.m., Swope Music Hall
Flute Choir
The SRU Flute Choir and Chamber Flutes, under the direction of SRU music faculty member Stacey Steele, are active performing ensembles, providing music for venues on campus as well as in the community. They have been selected to perform at festivals and conferences regionally and internationally, including four National Flute Association Conventions in Kansas City, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Charlotte.
Saturday, April 28, 7:30 p.m., Miller Auditorium
SRU Concert Band
Sunday, April 29, 4:00 p.m., Swope Music Hall
Opera Scenes
The SRU Opera Scenes are always entertaining, and this year promises to run the gamut! You will laugh till you cry as the SRU voice majors perform a wide variety of scenes ranging from portions of Mozart’s comic masterpieces “Cosi fan Tutte” and “Don Giovanni” to the more contemporary comic operas “Albert Herring” by Britten and “Trouble in Tahiti” by Bernstein. In a more serious vein, singers will present the gorgeous seduction scene from “Samson and Delila” by Saint-Saëns, including one of the most beautiful love songs ever written, “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix”, and scenes and arias from “The Magic Flute” by Mozart.
The scenes will feature eighteen of the SRU voice majors. Although the foreign language scenes will be performed in the original languages, English translations will be projected above the stage. Don’t miss this engaging show!
Sunday, April 29, 7:30 p.m., Swope Music Hall
Piano Extravaganza
A concert of music for one piano, four hands, presented by 13 students from the studio of Nanette Kaplan Solomon. The program will include works by Beethoven, Faure, Brahms, Dvorak, Bizet, Gershwin, and MacDowell.
