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 6,324 students from 44 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 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. 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.