Press Release for Wednesday, October 28, 2009
UNF Chorale Selected for Star Wars: In Concert Florida Tour
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Ashley Earles-Bennett
Director
of PR, Department of Music
(904)
620-2864
The University of North Florida’s Department of Music Chorale Ensemble,
under the direction of Dr. Cara Tasher, has been invited to serve as the core
singing ensemble for the production of “
Star
Wars: In Concert”
for all Florida performances. “
Star Wars: In Concert”
is
a unique event that combines John Williams’ unforgettable music, performed by a
live symphony orchestra and chorus, with specially edited footage from all six
Star Wars
films.
The UNF Chorale tour dates are Thursday, Oct. 29, at the
Jacksonville Arena, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 30, at the Ft. Lauderdale Bank
Atlantic Center,
7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 1, at the St. Pete Times Forum, 4 p.m.
UNF is home to one of the
most recognized performance-based music programs in the country. With an
emphasis on American music and comprised of dedicated faculty members who are
recognized artist/practitioners in their fields, UNF’s Department of Music
offers a stimulating, yet personal atmosphere in which students can study and
grow.
The UNF Department of
Music is a limited access and exclusively undergraduate program offering B.M.
degrees in Performance with concentrations in Voice, Piano, Woodwinds, Brass,
Percussion and Strings as well as a B.M. in Jazz Studies. UNF also offers a
Bachelor of Music Education degree. Since its beginnings in 1972, the
Department of Music’s limited access status has allowed for a more personal
rapport between teacher and student while upholding the highest standards of
musical excellence.
The countless awards and
endorsements that the department has received and continues to receive is
testament to the caliber of the UNF Department of Music as one of the very best
anywhere. UNF's Department of Music is a fully accredited member of the
National Association of Schools of Music.
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