Office of Public Affairs
(315) 312-2265
Dec. 1, 2003
HOLIDAY CONCERT TO SHOW SEASON SPIRIT DEC. 12
OSWEGO -- The SUNY Oswego music department will
present an admission-free holiday concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in
Tyler Hall's Waterman Theatre.
The Oswego College-Community Orchestra, College
Choir and Chamber Singers will perform a wide variety of holiday music
aimed to put attendees in the seasonal mood.
The College-Community Orchestra, under the direction
of Juan La Manna, will perform selections from Pytor Ilyich
Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," Johann Pachelbel's "Canon," Joseph
Haydn's "Christmas Symphony" and popular standard holiday tunes.
The Chamber Singers, directed by Julie Pretzat, will
perform several carols from the 13th through 17th centuries, including
the Coventry Carol, Boar's Head Carol and Gloucestershire Wassail. This
14-voice select ensemble performs at the annual Renaissance Madrigal
Banquet, now in its 10th year, and at several college ceremonies in
addition to regularly scheduled concerts each
semester.
The Oswego College Choir, also directed by Pretzat,
will perform "Light the Legend," a song for Chanukah, as well as an
extended work for choir, harp, marimba and guitar titled "Carols and
Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest" by Conrad Susa. "Carols and
Lullabies" features 10 carols from Mexico, Spain and Puerto Rico. It
was composed in 1993 and dedicated to the prestigious Plymouth Music
Series of Minnesota. This will be its first performance in Oswego
County.
Persons with disabilities seeking accommodations to
attend this event should call the music department at 312-2130 in
advance.
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