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Ƶ Orchestra to Perform ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Dec. 7

By Joan C. McKinney | 11/28/2006

By Joan C. McKinney, director of university communications

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - The Ƶ Orchestra will present a concert Thursday, Dec.7 at 8 p.m. in the sanctuary of Campbellsville Baptist Church.

The University Orchestra is conducted by Dr. J. Robert Gaddis, dean of the School of Music. This concert is a part of the Centennial Celebration of Ƶ and will feature Dr. Robert Reynolds, a 1968 graduate of Ƶ as piano soloist performing Beethoven's “Piano Concerto # 4, Allegro Moderato” Movement and the world famous “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin.

Other works on the program include the “Chorale and fourth movement of the Symphony #5 (Reformation Symphony)” by Felix Mendelssohn, “Egmont Overture” by Beethoven and “Introduction to Act III” of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner.

“Egmont Overture” will be guest conducted by Wan Soo Cho, a graduate conducting student at Ƶ.

Members of the University Orchestra include: violin - Aline Araujo, Jason Cormier, Courtney Gilbert. Erin Johnson, Ju-Eun Kim, Sung Man Lee, Sung Joo Lee, Diogo Pimentel, Ben Probus, Fabricio Soares, Elizabeth Trieu, Antonio Wu and Heidy Ximenes;

Viola — Wan Soo Cho, Sarah Gilbert, Roger Noel Davis, Sara Rnagel, Sara Rangel, Nilzeth Santos, Denis Santos, Jessica Smith and Jessica Smith;

Cello - Felix Borges, Saulo De Almeida, Mark Farrar, Nilson Galvão Jr. and Adrienne Gilbert; Double Bass - Julie Caldwell, Jonathan Chaudoin and Jezimar Norberto;

Flute - Nell Haydon, Sarah Norberto and Cheng-I Wu; Oboe - Yoo Jin Lee and Jeff Parks; Clarinet - Il Hun Jang and Jessica Kamaunu; Bass Clarinet - Dana Jones;

Bassoon - Dana Etherington and Hyo Jin Kim; Horn - Megan Lenox, Josh Pollock, Katherine Vinson and Bradley Whitehead; Trumpet - Curtis Bennett, John Lenox and Daniel Murphy; Trombone - Zach Shelton and Steven Smith;

Tuba - Al Courington; Percussion - Daniel Druen, Adam Hopper and Jacob Stickle; and Piano - Leonardo Santos.

The public is invited to the concert. For more information, contact the School of Music at (270) 789-5237.

Ƶ, now celebrating her Centennial year, is a private, comprehensive institution located in South Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, Ƶ is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and has an enrollment of 2,310 students who represent 100 Kentucky counties, 32 states and 28 foreign nations. Listed in U.S. News & World Report's “America's Best Colleges” 14 consecutive years as one of the leading Southern master's colleges and universities, Ƶ is located 82 miles southwest of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Michael V. Carter is in his eighth year as president.