Summer Festival Orchestra scheduled

Thursday, July 9, 2009, By News Staff

Summer Festival Orchestra scheduledJuly 09, 2009Eileen Jevisejevis@uc.syr.edu

The Summer Festival Orchestra will perform a free public concert at Syracuse University on Monday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. The following works will be performed:

  • Wagner: Die Meistersinger Overture
  • Vizzutti: Trumpet Concert with Gabriel DiMartino
  • Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

The performance will be under the direction of James R. Tapia, director of orchestral activities at SU’s Rose, Jules R. and Stanford 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 schools, as well as members of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra.

For more information about the performance, contact Tapia at (315) 443-5892.

University College 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, call (315) 443-YeSU or visit the web site at http://www.yesu.syr.edu.