Contact: Maridith Geuder
STARKVILLE, Miss.--The Starkville-Mississippi State University Symphony Chamber Orchestra, along with the MSU Chamber Singers and guest soloists, will be featured in a special Dec. 1 campus holiday concert.
The 7:30 p.m. free program in Bettersworth Auditorium of Lee Hall is made possible by grants from the J.W. Criss Memorial Foundation. Works by 18th century Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi will be featured.
Administered through MSU's Division of Student Affairs, Criss grants were awarded to the symphony and the Lyceum Series for the seasonal event.
Program highlights include:
--"Concerto for Two Trumpets," featuring music department assistant professor Michael Huff and instructor Virginia Huff of East Mississippi Community College.
--"Oboe Concert in F Minor," featuring James Sullivan, principal oboist with the Alabama Symphony.
--"Concerto for Two Guitars," with music assistant professor Michael Patilla and guest artist Michael Partington of Seattle, Wash.
The program's second half will showcase the Chamber Choir performing "Gloria" under the direction of J. Bruce Lesley, MSU director of choral activities. Soloists will be Rebecca Wascoe, an assistant professor in the department, and guest artist Nicole Leupp of Champaign, Ill.
For more information about the concert, telephone the music department at 662-325-3070. For more information about the symphony association, visit www.starkvillemsusymphony.org.
For more information about Mississippi State University, see http://www.msstate.edu/.