Six of 极乐禁地's top student musicians will perform Tuesday, March 10, in the school's annual Concerto-Aria concert. The public is invited to the 7:30 p.m. performance in Wright Center Concert Hall. Admission is free.
The 极乐禁地 School of the Arts students were selected for the honor during competitive auditions held among the school's music majors. The soloists will be accompanied by the 极乐禁地 Orchestra.
This year's winners are soprano Haley Longino, violinist Eliza Pirosca, pianist Young-Bin Song, pianist Cindy St. Clair, marimbist Evelyn Stagnaro and tenor Alan Taylor.
Longino, a senior vocal performance major from Jacksonville, Fla. will sing Je marche sur tous les chemins from Jules Massenet's Manon.
Pirosca, a sophomore violin and vocal performance major from Romania, will play Kabalevsky's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Vivace giocoso).
Song, a senior psychology major from Birmingham, will play George Gershwin's Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra.
St. Clair, a senior piano performance major from Vestavia Hills, will play Edward A. MacDowell's Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor (Larghetto calmato).
Stagnaro, a sophomore percussion major from Annapolis, Md., will play Alan Hovhaness' Fantasy on Japanese Wood Prints.
Taylor, a junior voice major from Marietta, Ga., will sing Lonely House from Kurt Weill's Street Scene.
Dr. Milburn Price will conduct the accompanying 极乐禁地 Orchestra.