An
award-winning student soloist will perform at the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point Symphony Orchestra’s final concert of the academic
year.
The
concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, in Michelsen Hall of the
Noel Fine Arts Center. The featured soloist will be Amanda Baker, a senior
soprano voice major from Oconomowoc and winner of the UW-Stevens Point 2015
Alice Peet Faust Concerto Competition.
The
concert will open with Mozart’s “Overture to The Magic Flute” and conclude with
Symphony No. 8 by Antonin Dvorak.
The
orchestra is led by Professor Patrick Miles, who is in his 25th
season as conductor of the ensemble and is director of orchestral activities at
UW-Stevens Point. Students from all majors audition to become members.
A part of
the Music Department Scholarship Series, the concert is $8.25 for the public,
$5.25 for senior citizens, $4.25 for youth and students. Tickets are free the
day of the concert for UW-Stevens Point students with 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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