Nancy Strelau to conduct Nazareth College Department of Music Symphony Orchestra in "Alumni Back on Stage!"

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Nancy Strelau, Nazareth College Department of Music

ROCHESTER, NY (03/22/2013)(readMedia)-- The Nazareth College Department of Music Symphony Orchestra will be joined on stage by Department of Music alumni and guest artists for Alumni Back on Stage!, featuring performances of classics and original compositions, including a world premiere by Tony Bisbano. The program will be conducted by Nazareth College Department of Music Assistant Professor and Instrumental Coordinator/Orchestra Conductor, Nancy Strelau, with David Labman on piano.

"I am always looking for new programs, and with so many talented alumni I couldn't pass up the chance to bring them together," Strelau explains. "This program will highlight their work as composers and soloists in a concert of old and new music, with a few surprises."

Highlights of Alumni Back on Stage! include Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Allegro-Presto (Mvt. 4); Labman: Piano Concerto, Bold-Fiery (Mvt. 3); Tony Bisbano: Finding Me (world premiere); arr. Bisbano: Ave Maria, featuring soprano Jessica Bess; and Peter Maxwell Davies: Orkney Wedding with Sunrise, featuring guest soloist Graham Thompson on Scottish pipes.

This performance is free and open to the public.

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About Nancy Strelau

Nancy Strelau is music director and conductor of the Nazareth College Symphony Orchestra, Nazareth College Chamber Orchestra, Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra, Hochstein Virtuosi Scholarship Chamber Orchestra, and Greater Rochester Women's Philharmonic. In addition, she is coordinator of the String Area and auditions coordinator of the Nazareth College Department of Music and teaches applied conducting, composition, and string pedagogy. Strelau also serves as president-elect of the New York chapter of American String Teachers Association.

Before coming to Rochester in 1986, Strelau was a violinist with the Florida Philharmonic and assistant conductor of the Miami Youth Orchestra. She was director of orchestras and string coordinator for the Penfield Central School District (1986-2000), conductor of the Finger Lakes Symphony Orchestra (1994-2005), and co-conductor of the Brighton Symphony Orchestra (1990-1994). She is a frequent guest conductor of high school orchestra festivals, all-county and all-state orchestras, as well as guest conductor at local and national music conferences. Strelau has received numerous awards including the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Musicians Award for Outstanding Music Educator in String Education, the Hochstein Music School Faculty Service Award, and the Richard Snook Memorial Award from the Monroe County School Music Association.

About Nazareth College

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is located on a close-knit, suburban campus in the dynamic, metropolitan region of Rochester, N.Y. The College offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. Nazareth's strong cultures of service and community prepare students to be successful professionals and engaged citizens. The College enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students. For more information, visit: naz.edu

About the Nazareth College Department of Music

The Department of Music at Nazareth College integrates intensive studies in music (musicianship and performance), with professional programs and the liberal arts, for a truly unique experience that prepares students for careers in music and equips them with the skills to share the art of music in a variety of capacities.

Each degree program is designed to prepare students not only for careers within the various degree areas, but also for exciting endeavors that will perpetuate and sustain the art of music in local and global communities.

The department is a vibrant community of musicians focused on the art of music, the professional domains of knowledge within the musical career areas, and the relationship of these areas to the liberal arts. For more information, visit: naz.edu/music.