Feb. 24, 2004
Contact: Jo Ann Lloyd
(805) 756-1511
Cal Poly Symphony to Perform German Masterpieces March 14
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- The Cal Poly Symphony (formerly known as the Cal Poly
Chamber Orchestra) will present a concert of masterpieces by German composers
at its Winter Concert at 3 p.m. March 14 in the Cal Poly Theatre.
The program, conducted by founder and Music Professor Clifton Swanson,
will open with the prelude to Richard Wagner's “Die Meistersinger.”
Featured soloist for the concert will be pianist and Music Professor William
Terrence Spiller performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.
4.
Spiller, a Cal Poly faculty member since 1991, is well known to Central
Coast audiences. He specializes in the music of Beethoven.
The concert will conclude with Johannes Brahms' Serenade in D major, Op.
11, a precursor to his towering symphonies, according to Swanson.
Tickets for the concert cost $5 for students and senior citizens and $8
for the public. They are on sale at the Performing Arts Ticket Office
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. To order
by phone, call SLO-ARTS (756-2787).
The concert is sponsored by the Music Department, College of Liberal Arts
and Instructionally Related Activities program. For more information,
call the Music Department at 756-2406.
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