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Varied and Busy Concert Season for UNC Asheville Music Department

September 28, 2011

UNC Asheville’s Music Department will present a varied program of concerts on the campus this fall by student musicians with faculty and other special guests. Six performances are scheduled in October, three in November, and the series will conclude with the annual Holiday Concert in December. Admission is $5 at the door for each performance, with students and children free.

October 2 – UNC Asheville Chamber Singers in Concert – Students perform under the direction of Melodie Galloway, 4 p.m., UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union.

October 6 – Contemporary Music Concert – Student performances of 20th and 21st century music as well as their own compositions, 7:30 p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Hall, room 018.

October 16 – UNC Asheville Wind Ensemble Concert – Students perform under direction of Milton Crotts. 4 p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.

October 20 – Jazz Combos Concert – Jazz selections presented by student combos under direction of William Bares and Brian Felix. 7:30 p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.

October 23 – Jazz Band and Studio 18 Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert – Big band and jazz vocal selections presented by students under direction of William Bares and Melodie Galloway. 4 p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.

October 30 – University Singers and Symphony Concert – The University Singers, under direction of Melodie Galloway, and the UNC Asheville Symphony, under direction of Milton Crotts. 4 p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.

November 3 – UNC Asheville Percussion Ensemble Concert – Students perform under direction of Matthew Richmond. 7:30 p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.

November 17 – Chamber Music Concert – Student ensembles performing include the String Quartet and Brass Quintet. 4 p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.

November 20 – Mozart Mosaic – UNC Asheville Symphony, under direction of Milton Crotts, and the University Singers, under direction of Melodie Galloway. 4 p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.

December 4 – Holiday Concert – Holiday music performed by UNC Asheville's Percussion Ensemble and Wind Ensemble, with pre-show performance by the Brass Quintet. 4 p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.

For more information, call the Music Department at 828.251.6423 or visit its website: music.unca.edu.