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“MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS” CONCERT   March 1, 2012

“American poetry.  Latin Passion.  A musical experience not to be missed,” says conductor Joe Lee of the Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra (MSO)’s fourth concert of the anniversary season titled “Music of the Americas,” a mix of both North and South American sounds and rhythms.  

Music lovers can take a trip through history with the Stones River Chamber Players’ Feb. 20 concert, which showcases music from “The 13 Original Colonies” of America.

The 7:30 p.m. performance in the Hinton Music Hall of MTSU’s Wright Music Building is the second in the three-concert season, titled “Pack Your Bags,” for the SRCP, a faculty ensemble-in-residence at MTSU.

The concert is free and open to the public.

Six songs to be performed by MTSU faculty soprano Christine Isley-Farmer are compositions by five different early Americans.

MTSU, McFadden students visit gingerbread house for ‘Hänsel and Gretel’

EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493 or tim.musselman@mtsu.edu

MURFREESBORO—The MTSU Opera and Theater departments will present three performances of Engelbert Humperdinck's “Hänsel and Gretel,” featuring students from the McFadden School of Excellence, Feb. 10-12 on the University’s campus.

Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, in Hinton Music Hall inside MTSU’s Wright Music Building.

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The Middle Tennessee State University Flute Choir will present a free concert at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 18th,  in Hinton Hall on the MTSU Campus.  The program will include Monochrome V by Peter Schickele, Jindrich Feld’s Cassation, Within by Ian Clarke and Fanfare XXV: The Silver Jubilation by Sonny Burnette.  This concert will be the Flute Choir’s first with the brand new Contrabass flute. Kallie Rodgers and Melissa Keeling will conduct this performance.

George Riordan  

Music City Baroque performs Messiah Sing-In and More!

on Mon., Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at

Christ Church Cathedral

Nashville, TN – Plan an early St. Patrick's Day celebration with Camerata Ireland! This 40-member chamber orchestra features some of Ireland's most gifted musicians, including their charismatic leader and pianist Barry Douglas. Joined by Irish soprano Celine Byrne, Camerata Ireland will perform a selection of works by Mozart, along with two enchanting nocturnes by the Irish-born composer John Field.

MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Recording Industry Department Professor John Hill helped engineer an album for the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.