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Music Performances • Fall 2018
Nazareth College Music Department
All events are free and open to the public
Alumni Ensembles Concert
Friday, September 14 | 5:30 p.m. | Beston Hall
Nancy Strelau, director
Nazareth invites its music alumni back to campus to join forces in ensembles large and small. Wind, brass, string, and vocal works by Howard Hanson, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, and Nancy Strelau. Rebecca Gilbert, principal flutist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, will be featured.
Bands on the Lawn
Saturday, September 15 | 1 p.m.
Front Lawn outside the Golisano Academic Center
Jared Chase and Steven Zugelder, conductors
The Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band combine to offer a fun, family-friendly outdoor concert during Homecoming Weekend, joined by the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir. Blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets welcome!
Collaborations
Friday, September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Wilmot Recital Hall
Keith Koster, bassoon • Jared Chase, trumpet • Eric Kesler, baritone Kevin Nitsch, piano
This unusual combination of instruments is the foundation for a program featuring two concertos by Hindemith and Ewazen.
Music for a Late Summer’s Afternoon
Saturday, September 29 | 4 p.m. | Beston Hall
Nazareth College Symphony Orchestra
Nancy Strelau, conductor • Annette Farrington, flute
Featuring works by Piazzolla, Beethoven, and Howard Hanson’s Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings.
The Rita Collective
Sunday, September 30 | 3 p.m. | Wilmot Recital Hall
Kristen Shiner McGuire, marimba • Kyle Vock, bass
Dean Keller, bass clarinet • Joseph Parker, drums
One of Rochester’s most innovative chamber groups presents a program of original compositions by local composers, including world music with a jazz slant.
Summer Shimmers: The Magic of the Season
Sunday, October 7 | 3 p.m. | Wilmot Recital Hall
Wilmot Woodwind Quintet: Annette Farrington, flute • Marcy Bacon, clarinet • Geoff Sanford, oboe • Colleen Wolf, horn • Keith Koster, bassoon • Jacob Ertl, piano
Nazareth’s resident faculty woodwind quintet offers a program evoking the sounds and images of a summer’s day.
A Baroque Kaleidoscope
Sunday, October 14 | 3 p.m. | Wilmot Recital Hall
Margaret Leenhouts, violin and leader • Britton Plourde, flute
Alina Plourde, oboe • Janet Milnes, violin • George Taylor, viola
Bonnie Choi, harpsichord
The enduring appeal of Baroque music stems from encounters between lyricism, instrumental color, textural interconnection, and rhythmic vitality. This program features Telemann’s Tafelmusik, Bach’s Violin Sonata in E, and the glorious Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. Performed by Nazareth faculty and guests.
Faculty Showcase Concert
Sunday, October 21 | 3 p.m. | Beston Hall
Music faculty will perform a concert featuring Darius Milhaud’s La Création du monde, along with trios, quartets, and quintets taken from a wide gamut of musical styles, as part of the Nazareth College Family Weekend.
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