Hamilton, NY — ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ’s Faculty Features at Midday series will welcome Rivermist Brass on Tuesday, February 19 in Memorial Chapel. The 11:30 a.m. performance is open to the public; admission is free. A light lunch will be served. For more information or a spring concert calendar, call the ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ Concertline at 315-228-7642.
Rivermist is a fairly new face on the central NY chamber music scene. The brass ensemble’s members include Ronald Stewart, teacher of trumpet at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ and principal in the ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ Orchestra, Donald Goodness (trumpet), David DiGennaro (trombone), April Rando (French horn), and Jason Ladd (tuba). This stellar cast will present an hour-long program of brass works by Poulenc, Ewald, and a Samiel Scheidt composition arranged by Verne Reynolds. The ensemble has previously been heard on the Society for New Music’s Cazenovia Counterpoint series and at the society’s 35th annual Composers’ Celebration.
¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ, 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, ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ also offers a small graduate program. The university’s general education core curriculum embodies ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ’s longstanding commitment to integrated learning. The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently designated ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ as one of 16 Leadership Institutions that offer a national model for excellence in innovative education. Students currently enrolled at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ hail from 44 different states, 3 U.S. territories and 26 countries. Log on to www.colgate.edu to learn more about ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ.
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