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 UW-Fond du Lac Music
Department presents fall concert on Nov. 20
Posted 11-2-2009 – The University of
Wisconsin-Fond du Lac
Music
Department’s Fall Concert will be held at
7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20 in the
Prairie Theater, 400 University Dr. The
public is invited to attend and admission to the
concert is free.
The evening will include the UW-Fond du Lac
Chorus, U-FiDeLity, UW-Fond du Lac Community
Concert Band, UW-Fond du Lac Jazz Ensemble and
UW-Fond du Lac French Horn Choir.
The 30-voice mixed chorus under the direction
of UW-Fond du Lac Music Professor and Associate
Dean Patricia
Eby, accompanied by Paul Thelen, will sing a
variety of literature including Eric Whitacre’s
“Five Hebrew Love Songs” (sung in Hebrew) with
Gloria Schroeder, guest violinist, and “Gate,
Gate” (sung in Sanskrit) a setting of a Buddhist
mantra by Brian Tate. In addition to the
challenge of singing in the original language,
both pieces employ 20th century compositional
techniques.
U-FiDeLity, a 7-voice women’s vocal jazz
ensemble, will sing renditions of favorites such
as “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” with Music
Professor
Dan Rager on trumpet and the Cole Porter
classic “Let’s Do It (let’s fall in love).” U-FiDeLity
will be accompanied by Eby, keyboard; Mike
Toshner, guitar; Dan Malson, string bass; Mark
Thompson, auxiliary percussion; and Nathan
Schultz, drums.
The UW-Fond du Lac instrumental Jazz Ensemble
under the direction of Rager will perform
traditional jazz and blues arrangements. The
ensemble will feature vocalist Julia Clementi
singing "Blues in the Night.”
The UW-Fond du Lac Community Concert Band
under the direction of Rager will perform Ralph
Vaughan Williams "Folk Song Suite," a collection
of "American Sailing Songs" by Gene Milford and
a dedication to military troops titled "Peace
Is.” In addition, the UW-Fond du Lac French Horn
Choir under the direction of Natalya Rager will
perform works by G.F. Handel and Lowell Shaw.
Visitors attending the concert should use the
east parking lot and the main entrance. For more
information, contact UW-Fond du Lac at (920)
929-1100.
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