Cal Poly Symphony to Showcase Soloists at Winter Concert March 4

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly Symphony’s Winter Concert will celebrate the talents of student soloists and showcase the group’s upcoming tour repertoire in a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4, in Harman Hall in the Performing Arts Center’s Christopher Cohan Center.

The Student Soloist Showcase will feature performances by winners of the Music Department’s Solo Competition.

Three instrumentalists will perform diverse repertoire from three musical eras:

Computer engineering major Douglas Gallatin will play Howard Hanson’s Serenade for Flute, Harp and String Orchestra.
Music major Nicholas Garrison will play Jean-Baptiste Singelée’s “Septième Solo de Concert” for baritone saxophone and orchestra. Garrison orchestrated the accompaniment, which was originally for piano.
Music major Alessandra Shanus will play Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, first movement.

Two vocalists, both music majors, will perform music from Mozart operas:

Katelyn Holliday will sing “Deh, vieni, non tardar” from “Le Nozze di Figaro.”
Brittney Zearfoss will sing “Batti, batti” from “Don Giovanni.”

Music Department faculty member David Arrivée will conduct the program, which will also feature Zoltán Kodály’s Variations on a Hungarian Folksong, “The Peacock.” The symphony will perform this piece in the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., as part of their first out-of-state tour.

Attending the Cal Poly Symphony’s concerts is a great way to help the group financially and hear some and great music. Tickets for the concert are $10 and $12 for the public, $8 and $10 for seniors, and $6 for students. They are on sale at the Performing Arts Ticket Office from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. To order by phone, call SLO-ARTS (805-756-2787).

Patrons who buy season tickets to four Music Department events through the Performing Arts Ticket office will receive a 10 percent discount; a 15 percent discount is given to those who buy tickets to five or more events.

The concert is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department, the College of Liberal Arts and Instructionally Related Activities program. For more information, call the Music Department at 805-756-2406.

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