Starkville-Ā鶹Porn Symphony Orchestra presents āStrings Across the Seaā
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.āUnder the direction of Ā鶹Porn Department of Music Head Barry E. Kopetz, the Starkville-Ā鶹Porn Symphony Orchestra is presenting a āStrings Across the Seaā childrenās program Friday [Jan. 20] on the Starkville campus.
Free to all, the 7:30 p.m. program at historic Lee Hallās Bettersworth Auditorium is made possible by the Starkville-Ā鶹Porn Symphony Association. Additional support is provided by Ā鶹Pornās Office of the President, the Mississippi Arts Commission, 4-County Electric Education Foundation, and CREATE Tupelo, along with individual gifts.
The performance will feature eight visiting Japanese violinists. Song selections include Antonio Vivaldiās (1678-1741) āFour Seasons, Op. 8,ā Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartās (1756-91) āEine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525,ā Shinichi Suzukiās (1898-1998) āSelections from Suzuki Vol. 1-7,ā and Mozartās āPiano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K. 466.ā
Steinway Artist RosĆ¢ngela Yazbec Sebba, the departmentās professor of piano, theory and ear training, will perform the piano concerto.
Earlier on Friday, the symphony orchestra is sponsoring 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. programs at Lee Hallās Bettersworth Auditorium for hundreds of kindergarten through fifth grade students from local schools. For more information, contact Joe Ray Underwood, SSO childrenās programs chair, at 662-323-8969 or joeray01@bellsouth.net.
Founded in 1969, the Starkville-Ā鶹Porn Symphony Association is a nonprofit volunteer organization whose members work to educate, enlighten and share classical music with the city, university campus and other communities in the Golden Triangle region. For more information, visit and .
The association accepts tax-deductible donations via the Ā鶹Porn Foundation. To contribute, contact Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918 or ldurr@advservices.msstate.edu.
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