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Orchestral and Vocal Extravaganza to Close Out Kent State Orchestra Season
Posted April 20, 2015Performance to include Orchestra, Chorale, Kent Chorus and Men’s and Women’s Choruses
The Kent State University Hugh A. Glauser School of
Music Orchestra will close its 2014-2015 season with a
performance by the Kent Chorus, Kent Chorale and Men’s
and Women’s Choruses on April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the
University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall.
The Kent State University Hugh A. Glauser School of Music Orchestra will close its 2014-2015 season with a performance by the Kent Chorus, Kent Chorale and Men’s and Women’s Choruses on Sunday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall. Cartwright Hall is located at 650 Hilltop Dr., with free parking located off Terrace Drive.
The concert will include the Overture to Egmont by Beethoven, Schicksalslied and Alto Rhapsody by Brahms and Chichester Psalms by Bernstein. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Leuwerke will be the featured soloist in Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody and Sam Culver will sing the boy soprano part in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms.
Audience members will be treated to "Beethoven's powerful and intense ‘Egmont Overture,’ combined with the extraordinary grace and beauty of Brahms' choral works, followed by the joy and liveliness of Bernstein," says Charles Latshaw, director of the Kent State Orchestra.
Tickets for the performance are $15 for adults; $13 for seniors and Kent State faculty and staff; $10 for groups of 10 or more patrons; $8 for non-Kent State students; $5 for Kent State students who are not eligible for the Fee for Free; free for anyone 18 and under and free for full-time, Kent Campus undergraduate students.
Tickets are available weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. at the Performing Arts Box Office, located in the lobby of the Roe Green Center in the Center for the Performing Arts at 1325 Theatre Dr. on the Kent Campus. The Performing Arts Box Office accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover, in addition to cash and checks.
The Cartwright Hall Box Office will open one hour prior to the performance for walk-up sales and will accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Tickets and more information are available by calling 330-672-ARTS (2787) or visiting www.kent.edu/music.