ONU Symphony Presents Symphonic Soundscapes

The Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents the ONU Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m.

The 70-member orchestra, which includes 40 string musicians, will encore a performance of last year’s commissioned work, “Silent Snow” by Joseph Curiale. ONU student concerto competition winner Joshua Purk, a senior music performance and composition major from Springfield, Ohio, will perform the “Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra” by Brazilian composer Ney Rosauro.

Additionally, the symphony will play selections from Bizet’s “Carmen Suites,” Brahm’s “Hungarian Dance No. 5” and Wagner’s “Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.”

Tickets are on sale now: $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors and non-ONU students, $9 for children, and $5 for ONU students. The Freed Center box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phone orders are accepted with American Express, MasterCard, VISA and Discover by calling 419-772-1900. Tickets are also available online at www.freedcenter.com

Published: Tue, 02/02/2010 - 9:37am