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Show SU music·fills the air A work which will feature brass and percussion and a second which will howcase a string ensemble will be included tonight's concert by StJU's ymphony Orchestra. The concert, the final of the academic year for the orchestra, will begin at 7 :30 p.m. in the Frank A. Thorley Recital Hall in the SUU Music Building. Vaclav Nelhybel's ·chorale for Brass and Percussion will open the program, followed by Frank Bridge's Suite/or String Orchestra performed by members of the SUU String En emble. "The Nelhy el composition is an exciting and brilliant work based on a Bohemian chorale tune, ~ Philip Baldwin, SUU Symphony conductor, explains. The program will conclude with Cesar Franck's Symphony in D Minor. "lb.is o·umber will cap an evening of music that the whole family will enjoy. The two SUU music department choral ensembles, SUU Concert Choir and Opus, will perform their spring concert, entitled Music, Spread Thy Voice Around, tomorrow evening at 7:30 p .m. in the Ballroom of th.e . harwan Smith Center on campus. Both choirs are under the direction of Mark E. Fisch, the interim director of choral activities at SUU. Opus will begin the concert with William_Byrd's anthem I Have Longed for Thy Saving Health, followed by William Billings' rousing Easter M An.them. A choral arrangement of Mozan's Overture to The Marratge of Ftgar.o and a Jazzy version of the old Civil War song, Goober Peas, will highlight the female and male voices of the ensemble respectively. Concert Choir kicks off the second half of the program with Praise the Lord, and arrangement of a traditional Cameroon melody accompanied by triangle, wood block, shakers and congas. This joyous processional is followed by an uplifting a cappella setting of P aim 51 , Create in Me, by John Purifoy. The focus of the concert shifts to songs in prai e of music with George F. Handel's dance-like chorus of the Baroque era, Music, Spread Thy Voice Around, and a synthesis of old and new style in Mustck 's Empire by Lloyd PCautsch. After two choruses from Mend.e lssohn's great oratorio, Elijah, two novel songs, Sophomoric Philosophy and Geographical Fugue, celebrate the world of academia. Next comes James Erb's arrangement of Shenandoah and Maurice Goldman's dynamic setting of the trad1tionaJ Israeli folk tune, Zum gait. The concert concludes with William Dawson's spiritedAin'a That Good News, a classic arrangement of a traditional Negro spiritual. "that's sure to send you out with a smile. said Fisch. Both concerts are free and open to the public. For more information conta~t the SU music department at 0 586-7890. . Celebrate EARTH DAY Apart1nents Available: 3BD 2 Bth 2BD 1 Bth lQUM. - o,,0 11TUNITY 426 E. Nichols Canyon Rd. Cedar City, lIT 84720 PH: (435) 865-1455 FAX: (435) 865-1427 Quit paying for a 6.tness cent.er and use the one we provide on site! Work on your tan at our outdoor swimming pool and children can have fun at the playgrounds all year? We also have two clubhouses for our resident's special ·events. Traveling TOGS Cl othi ng & Accessories Next to Lin's Market in Do\l!7ntown Cedar City Visit us at Kensington Apt. Communities and we'll show you the features of affordable living! Open Monday - Friday, 9 ~.m. - 6 p.m. Closed Saturday Income limits apply. We are able to rent to students who are married or have children. . I• |