UW-Fond du Lac Music Department to present Pops Concert on April 24

Posted 4/14/2009. –A concert of historically popular composers and compositions will be presented by the music department at the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac at 7:30 p.m. on Apr. 24 in the Prairie Theater, 400 University Drive.

In additional to performances by several UW-Fond du Lac music ensembles, the concert will also feature the guest appearance of the Fond du Lac Children’s Chorale under the direction of Kris McLain. The voices of 42 children will join the UW-Fond du Lac Chorus in several selections including folk songs arranged by Linda Spevacek and a beautiful setting of “Kum Ba Ya” by Joel Raney. The choruses will be accompanied by UW-Fond du Lac lecturer Melissa Martiros and Fond du Lac Children’s Chorale accompanist Sara Roltgen.

Opening the program will be the newly-formed Community Band under the baton of Dan Rager, UW-Fond du Lac music professor, performing selections by Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss and Sousa. Natalya Rager, French horn, will be a featured soloist in “Concerto for F Horn and Band” dedicated to the memory of Sergey Medvedeva. The program will also include “Serenata for marimba duet” performed by Mark Thompson, UW-Fond du Lac student, and Scott Elford, UW-Fond du Lac percussion instructor.

The second half of the evening will feature the UW-Fond du Lac choral ensembles under the direction of Patricia Eby, UW-Fond du Lac music professor and associate campus dean. The UW-Fond du Lac Chorus will perform familiar works by Bach, Beethoven, Bernstein, Copeland and Mozart. Soloists for “Tantum Ergo” by Mozart are Stephanie Leege-Wesenberg, Kevin Flood, Lee Xiong and Cathy Weber. The Fond du Lac Chamber Singers will join the UW-Fond du Lac Chorus in a medley of tunes by Irving Berlin.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students. UW-Fond du Lac students are admitted free with student ID. Tickets can be purchased at the UW-Fond du Lac business office (Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.), by phone at (920) 929-1111 or at the door.

For more information call (920) 929-1100.

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