Summer Festival Orchestra to perform Aug. 4 in Goldstein Auditorium

Eileen Jevis
443-3527

The Summer Festival Orchestra will perform a free public concert at Syracuse University on Monday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium of the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. The following works will be performed: Berlioz’ The Corsaire Overture, Sibelius’ Finlandia and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88.

The performance will be under the direction of James R. Tapia, associate chair and director of orchestral activities at SU’s Setnor School of Music.

The Summer Festival Orchestra has a history of success in bringing together a diverse mix of musicians from the community at large to create a talented, all-volunteer ensemble. The musicians include students from SU and other area institutions, as well as members of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra.

For more information about the performance, contact Tapia at 443-5892.

The performance is hosted by University College, which offers a variety of degree and certificate programs tailored to the busy lives of part-time students as well as community programs, seminars, lecture series and workshops. For more information on University College, call 443-YeSU or visit http://www.yesu.syr.edu.