SRU Orchestra offers April 24 Kaleidoscope concert

The SRU Orchestra, conducted by Warren Davidson, assistant professor of music, will present a concert at 4 p.m., April 24 at Swope Music Hall.

April 19, 2016

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University Orchestra will present a concert of American and European music at 4 p.m., April 24, in Swope Music Hall. Colleen Gray, professor of music, will join the orchestra as the vocalist. The presentation is part of SRU's 15th Annual Kaleidoscope Arts Festival.

Warren Davidson, professor of music, will conduct.

Among the selections the Orchestra will present are the theme music to "Jurassic Park" by John Williams, "Souvenir de Porto Rico" by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, "Barber of Seville Overture" by Gioachino Rossini and "Hungarian March" by Hector Berlioz.

The SRU Orchestra includes students and community musicians. Musicians perform a range of compositions, including pieces by Mozart and Beethoven and modern composers.

Kaleidoscope, SRU's 15th annual arts festival, runs through April 28. This year the festival will feature 28 dance, theatre, music, literary and visual arts events. Children's Day will be offered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 23, at the Robert A. Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems Education and Research. Programs will include earth-friendly activities.

MEDIA CONTACT: Gordon Ovenshine | 724.738.4854 | gordon.ovenshine@sru.edu