Nazareth College Department of Music to present "New England Portraits" on Sunday, November 6

ROCHESTER, NY (10/26/2016)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College's Department of Music and the Nazareth College Ensembles are pleased to present New England Portraits on Sunday, November 6, at 3 p.m. in Linehan Chapel.

This concert will feature the Nazareth College Brass Choir, Chamber Winds, and Wind Symphony. The Brass Choir will open the concert, followed by a work for Chamber Winds and voice featuring Nazareth College voice faculty and soprano Kim Upcraft on "Alcott Songs" by Rochester-based composer Steve Danyew. Danyew has set several of Louisa May Alcott's poems to music for chamber winds, and Upcraft is a versatile performer who has also appeared with the Eastman Opera Theatre and Eastman Philharmonia.

The Wind Symphony will close the concert with a rarely heard performance of William Schuman's "New England Triptych," followed by a piano concerto featuring faculty member Jacob Ertl. The program will close with Charles Ives depiction of Orchard House from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women in his work "The Alcotts" followed by a dramatic conclusion with Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait.

This performance is free and open to the public.

Students in the Nazareth College Ensembles are:

Wind Symphony: Flute – Hannah Baker, Edgardo Barra, Carly R. Bartelini, Marguerite Call, Katarina Hock, Emily O'Sullivan, Katherine Saslawsky, Zoe Zuckerman. Oboe – Abigail Duffy, Rebecca Kittleson. Clarinet – Abigail Hamel, Kathryn Oman, Samuel Stein, Nicole Tabone, Elyssa Utz. Bass Clarinet – Mackenzie Cafferty. Bassoon – Tim McKnight, Jessica Perry. Alto Saxophone – Kayla Freeden, Karis-Kaylan Gregory, Victoria Moore. Tenor Saxophone – Ignatius Marino. Baritone Saxophone – Savannah Gill. Horn – Katie Dickey, Noelle Hensler, Katie Kempf, Hali Shepard. Trumpet – Miles Anglin, Robert Coatsworth, Angel Figueroa, Brandon McArdell, Henry Schall. Trombone – Holly Burrell, Michael Carson, Kristen Collins, Kara Rider. Euphonium – Brianne Evevsky, Matthew Holloway. Tuba – Noah Cote, Nathan Humphry, Alexander Mabrich. String Bass – Emma Pogge. Percussion – Jamison Brooks, Max DiBenedetto, Noah Jones, Spencer Kornrich, Peter White.

Chamber Winds: Flute – Marguerite Call, Pamela Mason. Oboe – Sara Bode. Clarinet – Norah McKnight, Samuel Stein, Nicole Tabone. Bassoon – Tim McKnight. Horn – Kailee Christiansen, Katie Dickey.

Brass Ensemble: Trumpet – Miles Anglin, Cody S. D'Ambrosia, Marissa Mergler. Horn – Noelle Hensler, Hali Shepherd. Trombone – Kara Rider. Euphonium – Brianne Evevsky, Matthew Holloway, Jenna Taylor. Tuba – Nathan Hunphrey, Mike Wall.

The NAZARETH COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENT 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: www.naz.edu/music.

NAZARETH COLLEGE's academic strengths cross an unusually broad spectrum of 60 majors, including education, health and human services, management, the fine arts, music, theater, math and science, foreign languages, and the liberal arts. The coeducational, religiously independent, classic campus in a charming suburb of Rochester, N.Y. challenges and supports 2,000 undergrads and 800 graduate students. Nazareth is recognized nationally for its Fulbright global student scholars and commitment to civic engagement. Rigorous programs, an uncommon core, experiential learning, career skills, and a global focus prepare graduates for not just one job, but for their life's work. For more information, visit naz.edu.

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