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For Release Upon Receipt - November 10, 2009
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Jean Connaughton, 617-353-7293, jeanconn@bu.edu
Ellen Carr, 617-353-8783, emcarr@bu.edu
THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS BU SYMPHONIC CHORUS PERFORMING FREE CONCERT AT FIRST CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE
Tuesday, November 17, 7:30pm
(Boston) – The Boston University Symphonic Chorus, under the direction of Ann Howard Jones, will perform a free concert at First Church in Cambridge on Tuesday, November 17. The concert will feature Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Tarik O’Regan’s Triptych, Stephen Paulus’ Poemas de Amor, and Jonathan Dove’s Ring Out, Wild Bells.
The chorus will be accompanied by various instruments and small ensembles throughout the concert. Ring Out, Wild Bells, the first piece on the program, is by composer Jonathan Dove and sets Alfred Tennyson’s poem of the same name to piano accompaniment. O’Regan’s new work, Triptych, features a small group of strings accompanying the chorus. Paulus’ Poemas de Amor is a new secular work for voices and a combination of pitched and unpitched percussion. Bernstein’s arrangement of Chichester Psalms utilizes only organ, harp, and percussion accompaniment. The chorus will be joined by male soprano soloist Jimmy Mioto, a twelve year old student of DMA Choral Conducting candidate Jennifer Kane.
Dr. Ann Howard Jones regularly conducts the BU Symphonic Chorus, which is comprised of singers from throughout the University. Jones is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Boston University and is recognized for her expertise in conducting technique, choral and vocal pedagogy, rehearsal procedures and performance practice.
Press Release at a Glance
Boston University Symphonic Chorus
Ann Howard Jones, conductor
Tuesday, November 17, 7:30pm
Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Tarik O’Regan Triptych
Stephen Paulus Poemas de Amor
Jonathan Dove Ring Out, Wild Bells
First Church Cambridge
11 Garden Street, Cambridge
www.bu.edu/cfa/events | 617.353.8790
No tickets required for this free event
Institutional Biographies
The Boston University School of Music at the College of Fine Arts, founded in 1872, is the oldest degree-granting music program in the United States. The School is committed to integrating professional training and the study of the liberal arts for undergraduate students, and to providing graduate students with the rich intellectual and artistic environment essential for professional development. Alumni and faculty of the School of Music can be found in major symphony orchestras, opera companies, prestigious ensembles, and educational institutions throughout the world. Among the School’s many prominent alumni are Ikuko Mizuno, violinist, Boston Symphony Orchestra; Anthony Tommasini, chief music critic, The New York Times; Fred Bronstein, executive director, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; and Albert Sherman, stage director, New York City Opera.
Boston University is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world today, with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world. The Boston University College of Fine Arts was created in 1954 to bring together the School of Music, the School of Theatre, and the School of Visual Arts. The University’s vision was to create a community of artists in a conservatory-style school offering professional training in the arts to both undergraduate and graduate students, complemented by a liberal arts curriculum for undergraduate students. Since those early days, education at the College of Fine Arts has begun on the BU campus and extended into the city of Boston, a rich center of cultural, artistic and intellectual activity.
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