Campus & Community

Summer Festival Orchestra to deliver free performance Aug. 2 at SU

Thursday, July 22, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

The Summer Festival Orchestra will perform a free public concert at Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity on Monday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. The following works will be performed: Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Shostakovich Prelude in E flat minor, and Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. 

The performance, sponsored by , will be under the direction of James R. Tapia, director of orchestral activities at the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Setnor School of Music. 

The Summer Festival Orchestra has a history of success in bringing together a diverse mix of musicians from the community at large to create a talented, all-volunteer ensemble. The musicians include students from SU and other area schools as well as members of the Â鶹ƵµÀSymphony Orchestra and the Â鶹ƵµÀSymphony Youth Orchestra.           

For more information about the performance, contact Tapia at 443-5892. 

University College of Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity offers a variety of academic programs for part-time and international students as well as valuable summer programs for high school students. UC enhances our community through continuing education, outreach, public forums, and administering educational and performing arts programs. For more information call 315-443-YeSU or visit the web site .