Faculty vocalist to present Valentine’s Day concert
2/2/2016
 

                                                                                                                          

A Valentine’s Day concert by Vocal Professor Susan Bender at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will present the many sides of love, from youthful infatuation to mature love, pastoral love and the fine line between love and hate. 

The concert will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14, at Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center. It will also feature tenor Steven Paul Spears and pianist Linda Sparks, both from Appleton, and is supported by the Great Artists/Great Speakers Fund through the College of Fine Arts and Communication at UW-Stevens Point. 

Both Bender and Spears will perform solo as well as in several duets. The program will include love songs by composers from Austria, England, France, Spain and Italy. 

A soprano, Bender has song with the Metropolitan Opera, Austria Festival Orchestra and on several musical theatre stages. She has taught at UW-Stevens Point since 2003. 

Spears has performed across the U.S. and Europe and teaches at Lawrence Conservatory. Sparks is an active accompanist who teaches privately and has taught at UW-Green Bay, UW-Fox Valley and Lawrence Academy of Music. 

Part of the Music Department Scholarship Series, the concert is $8.25 for adults, $5.25 for senior citizens, $4.25 for students and free the day of the concert for students with a UW-Stevens Point I.D. Tickets are available at the University Information and Tickets Office in the Dreyfus University Center, by calling 715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378 or at http://tickets.uwsp.edu. Tickets may also be purchased at the door if available.



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