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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

SUU’S SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FALL CONCERT (CC: FEB 18)




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 02/03/12
Whitney Hershberger
Marketing and Public Relations Associate
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
cpvamktg@suu.edu

FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: SUU’S SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FALL CONCERT
WHAT:              They are young, talented and fledging musicians from high schools across the intermountain west – and they are coming to Southern Utah University. SUU’s Department of Music hosts High School Honor Band which culminates with a free concert.

WHO:               Southern Utah University, Department of Music

WHEN:             Saturday, February 18, 2012

TIME:               6:30pm (Please note the early start time)

WHERE:           Heritage Center Theater, Cedar City, UT.

PRICES:           Free and open to the general public.

SUU'S DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
TO HOST HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND CONCERT
FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: They are young, talented fledging musicians from high schools across the region – and they are coming to Southern Utah University. SUU’s Department of Music hosts High School Honor Band which culminates with a free concert at Cedar City’s Heritage Center Theatre on Saturday, February 18, 2012. This special concert begins at 6:30pm (please note the early curtain time) and the public is invited to attend.

The High school Honor Band features outstanding students from over 20 high schools in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. The students are nominated by their band directors and selected by SUU’s Dr. Thomas Herb, Associate Professor of Music Education, and Dr. Douglas Harris, Director of Bands at SUU. The student musicians come to campus for intense day-long clinics and rehearsals for the Saturday evening concert.

The program for the free concert will include seven selections including Geometrics No. 1 by Martin Mailman, Cenotaph by Jack Stamp and Ye Banks and Braes by Percy Grainger.

Don’t miss this special evening of entertainment featuring the region’s finest young musicians. 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 Shakespeare Festival, 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.

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