Hamilton, NY — The Colgate University Orchestra, Marietta Cheng, conductor, will perform Beethoven’s revolutionary Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55, ‘Eroica’ on Sunday, April 7 at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. The program will also feature soprano Lauralyn Kolb as soloist in Villa-Lobos’ breathtaking Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with an orchestra of eight cellos, Barber’s powerful Essay No. 2, Op. 17 and the first movement of Shostakovich’s vibrant Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107, with soloist Chris Hall, a Colgate junior. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, or a complete spring concert calendar, call the Colgate Concertline at 315-228-7642.
Kolb, teacher-of-voice at Colgate, has appeared throughout the United States as a recitalist and oratorio singer, and has recorded Lieder by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel with pianist Arlene Shrut and Songs by Clara Schumann, Poldowski, and Amy Beach with pianist Don McMahon. This recording prompted Robert Long of Audio magazine to write: ‘I’ve been arrested by the charm and rightness of Kolb’s phrasing, by the warmth and expressiveness of her manner, and by the sheer beauty of her voice. She is a treasure . . .’ A third CD, Just-Spring-Art Songs of John Duke, with pianist Tina Toglia, has just been released by New World Records as part of their Recorded Anthology of American Music.
Hall, from Lockport, NY, began playing the cello at the age of three, and has studied in the Suzuki Method for 15 years. He has played in the Buffalo Suzuki Strings, Ars Nova Vivaldi Festival, Cheektowaga and Amherst Orchestras, and now enjoys playing with the Colgate Chamber Players and the University Orchestra. Since coming to Colgate, he has studied with Florent Renard-Payen. Currently, Hall is concentrating in physics en route to a pre-engineering path.
Colgate University, founded in 1819, is located in Hamilton, New York. A highly selective, independent, liberal arts college with 256 faculty members and 2,750 undergraduate men and women enrolled in programs that lead to the bachelor of arts, Colgate also offers a small graduate program. The university’s general education core curriculum embodies Colgate’s longstanding commitment to integrated learning. The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently designated Colgate as one of 16 Leadership Institutions that offer a national model for excellence in innovative education. Students currently enrolled at Colgate hail from 44 different states, 3 U.S. territories and 26 countries. Log on to www.colgate.edu to learn more about Colgate University.
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