Six of Samford University's top student musicians will be featured in the annual Concerto-Aria concert Tuesday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Wright Center Concert Hall. The public is invited free of charge.
Performers and musical selections are: vibraphonist Sheri Thomas of Nashville, Tenn, Ney Rosauro's Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra (3rd movement); harpist Kathryn Hoppe of Huntsville, Claude Debussy's "Danses sacree et profane" for Harp and Orchestra; pianist Emily Snider of Athens, Aram Khachaturian's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1st movement); pianist Jeremy West of Birmingham, Edvard Grieg's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1st movement); mezzo-soprano Sarah Simmons of Murray, Ky., "Acerba volutta" from the opera Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea; and pianist Kimberly Parish of Franklin, Tenn., George Gershwin's Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra (1st movement).
The soloists were selected by audition from among music majors in Samford's School of Performing Arts. They will be accompanied by the 48-piece Samford Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Milburn Price.