Hamilton, NY — 51·çÁ÷’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 51·çÁ÷ 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 51·çÁ÷ and principal in the 51·çÁ÷ 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.
51·çÁ÷, 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, 51·çÁ÷ also offers a small graduate program. The university’s general education core curriculum embodies 51·çÁ÷’s longstanding commitment to integrated learning. The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently designated 51·çÁ÷ as one of 16 Leadership Institutions that offer a national model for excellence in innovative education. Students currently enrolled at 51·çÁ÷ hail from 44 different states, 3 U.S. territories and 26 countries. Log on to www.colgate.edu to learn more about 51·çÁ÷.
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