The Hope College orchestra will perform with the student winners of the college’s 48th Annual Concerto-Aria Competition on Friday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The concert will open with Kennadi Hawes, piano, performing “Allegro Affettuoso,” by Robert Schumann. Micah Stilwell, double bass, will perform “Andante,” by Domenico Dragonetti. After intermission, Tori Spring, soprano, will perform “An American in Paris Suite,” by George Gershwin, and “Quando me’n vo,’” by Giacamo Puccini. Closing the concert will be Daniel Tague, piano, playing “Allegro,” by George Gershwin.
The orchestra is directed by Christopher H. Fashun, who is an assistant professor of music and director of orchestras at Hope.
Audience members who need assistance to fully enjoy any event at Hope are encouraged to contact the college's Events and Conferences Office by emailing events@hope.edu or calling 616-395-7222 on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave., on Columbia Ave. between Ninth and 10th streets.