Lourdes University Fall Music Showcase
On Sunday, October 12, the Lourdes University Department of Music will present its Fall Music Showcase at 5:30 p.m. in the Franciscan Center. Lourdes faculty, students, choirs and special guests Musica Antigua de Toledo, Toledo’s early music ensemble, will perform two mini-concerts with a snack buffet intermission between performances. This year’s theme, “Music Old But New,” features Medieval, Renaissance, 19th and 20th Century music in original and new settings.
Choral Opening: Music Old But New: 5:30 p.m.
The Lourdes University Choirs, Karen T. Biscay, director, and Olga Topuzova-Meade, accompanist, will demonstrate the creative new use of old folk songs, revival hymns and sacred texts featuring Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs and more choral settings by Thomas Tallis, Philip Stopford and Gwyneth Walker with additional Faculty and Student performances.
Special Guest presentation, Musica Antigua de Toledo: 6:30 p.m.
Taking their name from Toledo, Ohio’s Sister City in Spain, Musica Antigua de Toledo presents early music on historical reproductions of instruments from centuries past, playing and singing a wide variety of vocal chamber music for audiences as far away as Windsor, Ontario. Dr. Alice Petersen, Lourdes’ Instructor of Violin, Toledo Symphony violinist and University of Toledo Music Adjunct, is Coordinator for the group. Most members play several different instruments and sing, too, for lively, informed presentations.
Reception ca. 7:30 p.m.
Help us congratulate the performers!
Press Release Contact Name: Michael Biscay
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Press Release Contact Phone: 419-244-2243
Organization Name: Lourdes University Chorus
Organization Address: 2456 Glenwood Avenue, Toledo, OH, 43620-1007