Fourth Annual Flutefest at Elizabethtown College March 1

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ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (02/09/2010)(readMedia)-- Flute students of Elizabethtown College faculty member Dr. Paula Nelson present the fourth annual Flutefest, a gala concert featuring all members of the flute family from piccolo to bass flute. Performing at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 1, in Zug Recital Hall are Arioso Flute Choir and a variety of small flute ensembles and soloists.

Featured solos include compositions by Borne, Poulenc and Hoover. Small ensembles perform a trio by Kuhlau, plus "Chats" by Berthomieu. The Arioso Flute Choir will offer Gabrieli's "Sonata Pian' e Forte," Mozart's "The Magic Flute (In 5 Minutes)," Ravel's "Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin," and Bizet's "Farandole from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2." All musicians will join together at the end of the program to perform the "Air" from the "Suite in D" by Bach.

Student performers include: Allison Burket '10, Stephanie Crawford '12, Amber Farah '12, Tanna Leigh Gibble '12, Sarah Johnson '11, Jana MacKay, Hollynn Olsavick '13, Leigh Ontiveros '10, Lauren Rossi '10, Cassandra Summers '13, and Sierra Tretter '13.

The concert is sponsored by the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, Division of Music. Contact Amy Reynolds at 717-361-1212 with any questions.

Elizabethtown College, in southeastern Pennsylvania, is a private coed college with degrees in liberal arts, fine and performing arts, science and engineering, business, communications and education. The hallmarks of an Elizabethtown education are academic rigor, high expectations and intellectual curiosity. Our faculty members are teacher-scholars, pursuing their academic areas of expertise while sharing that expertise with students.