FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/23/10
Benjamin Tyrrel
Marketing and Public Relations
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
Cell: 435-238-0261
cpvamktg@suu.edu
SUU’S CHORAL ENSEMBLES PRESENTS HOLIDAY
FAVORITES WITH “THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS”
DECEMBER 1, 2010
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS: CHORAL CONCERT
WHAT: The holiday’s come to life with songs of the season with the “The Spirit of Christmas” presented by SUU’s Department of Music choral ensembles.
WHO: OPUS, Concert Choir and Les Chansons
Southern Utah University, Department of Music
WHEN: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
TIME: 7:30pm
WHERE: The Heritage Center Theater, Cedar City, UT
INFO: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
TICKETS: General admission adult tickets are $8, $6 for SUU Faculty and Staff, $4 for students and children and SUU students attend free with a valid student ID. Call the box office at (435) 586-7872, 8am-4:30pm; Online: www.suu.edu/arts; or purchase at the door.
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: The holiday’s come to life with songs of the season with “The Spirit of Christmas” presented by SUU’s Department of Music’s choral ensembles. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1, at the Heritage Center Theater in Cedar City, Utah. General admission adult tickets are $8, $6 for SUU Faculty and Staff, $4 for students and children and SUU students attend free with a valid student ID.
“The Spirit of Christmas” will feature performances from SUU’s vocal ensembles Les Chanson, Concert Choir and OPUS. Under the direction of Jackie Riddle-Jackson, Les Chansons, SUU’s all women’s ensemble, will present songs from women’s choral literature. SUU’s largest choral ensemble, Concert Choir, under the direction of Sara Guttenberg, will perform pieces ranging from traditional Christmas carols, to the upbeat gospel spiritual, “Go Where I Send Thee!” The University’s featured chamber ensemble, OPUS, under the direction of Keith Bradshaw, will present Holiday favorites, including “Deck the Halls,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and Eric Whitacre’s “Lux Aurumque.”
Join the three outstanding choral ensembles from SUU’s Department of Music for an evening of holiday music sure to put you in the Christmas spirit. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespearean Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS: CHORAL CONCERT
WHAT: The holiday’s come to life with songs of the season with the “The Spirit of Christmas” presented by SUU’s Department of Music choral ensembles.
WHO: OPUS, Concert Choir and Les Chansons
Southern Utah University, Department of Music
WHEN: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
TIME: 7:30pm
WHERE: The Heritage Center Theater, Cedar City, UT
INFO: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
TICKETS: General admission adult tickets are $8, $6 for SUU Faculty and Staff, $4 for students and children and SUU students attend free with a valid student ID. Call the box office at (435) 586-7872, 8am-4:30pm; Online: www.suu.edu/arts; or purchase at the door.
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