Posted by Sean Flynt on 2012-03-01

 

Samford University's School of the Arts will present its annual Concerto-Aria concert Tuesday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Wright Center Concert Hall.

The concert will feature the Samford University Orchestra and four student musicians--Andrew Adair, Garret Brown, Leah Doss and John Robertson--selected during a university-wide competition in December, 2011.

The program:

Carmen Suite no. 1   (Bizet): Samford University Orchestra, Brian Viliunas, conducting           

Un bocconcin d’amante  (Salieri): Leah Doss, soprano

Sugaria Concerto for Marimba   (Sammut): Garrett Brown, marimba

Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra  (Hummel): Andrew Adair, trumpet

Piano Concerto no. 2  op. 22 in g minor (Saint-Saens): John Robertson, piano

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.