International Jazz Quintet: "Bethlehem Meets Prague"
Bethlehem, PA: Neil Wetzel, saxophone, Skip Wilkins, piano, & Gary Rissmiller, drums
Prague, Czech Republic: Rostislav Fraš, tenor saxophone, and Josef Fečo, bass

Friday, February 5, 2010 – 7:30 PM
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: $15 general admission / $10 seniors & students

Following several years performing summers in Prague, Moravian College jazz faculty, Neil Wetzel, Skip Wilkins, & Gary Rissmiller, will be joined in Bethlehem, PA by two of their Czech colleagues - Rostislav Fraš & Josef Fečo. This International Quintet will perform traditional and new tunes using the international genre: jazz music.

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Faculty Recital: "The Brahms & Schumann Connection"
Moravian String Quartet+Kritsin Ditlow, piano
Linda Kistler, violin; Inna Eyzerovich, violin; Agnes Maurer, viola; David Moulton, cello

Sunday, February 7, 2010 – 4:00 PM
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: $15 general admission / $10 seniors & students

The Moravian String Quartet featuring Linda Louise Kistler, violin, Inna Eyzerovich, violin, Simon Maurer, viola, & David Moulton, cello, will be joined by Kristin Ditlow on piano for the Brahms Piano Quintet. Music by Robert Schumann will round out the recital.

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Student Recital:
Steven Inghram, ’10, saxophone

Saturday, February 13, 2010 – 7:30 PM
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: No admission charge

Senior saxophone student, Steven Inghram, will be joined by a trio of fellow students to offer an evening of classical and jazz music.

My Jazzy Valentine: "Jazz from the Heart"
Moravian College Jazz Faculty

Sunday, February 14, 2010 – 4:00 PM
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: $15 general admission / $10 seniors & students

Moravian College Jazz Faculty (Neil Wetzel, saxophone; Tony Gairo, saxophone; Alan Gaumer, trumpet; Pete Smyser, guitar; Frank Giasullo, piano; David Roth, piano; Paul Rostock, bass; Gary Rissmiller, drums; Lou Lanza, vocals) join forces to offer an afternoon of music dedicated to love on the international day to celebrate affairs of the heart.

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Student Recital:
Paul MacDonald, ’10, jazz guitar

Friday, February 19, 2010 – 7:30 PM
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: No admission charge

Senior jazz guitar major, Paul MacDonald, combines with bass & drums to celebrate the music that can be created with this combination of instruments.

Senior Recital:
Nathania Young, ’11, soprano

Saturday, February 20, 2010 – 7:30 PM
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

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Senior vocal student, Nathania Young, accompanied by Bram Rader, will offer music for her high, clear voice by Bellini, Debussy, & Brahms. A moment of Broadway may sneak in to balance out the program!

Chamber Music Society of Bethlehem: "Vienna Piano Trio"

Sunday, February 21, 2010 – 3:00 PM
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission:
$25 general admission / $20 seniors & students / $5 children 12 and under

For information on subscriptions, performers visit www.cmsob.org/ or call
(610) 435-7611.

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Student Recital:
Anthony Harris, ’10, tenor

Sunday, February 21, 2010 – 4:00 PM
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: No admission charge

Senior vocal student, Tony Harris, accompanied by Eileen Wescoe, will present music from classical to Broadway, from ancient to modern.

Co-op Bop: "Jazz for 'Youth' of All Ages"

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 – 7:30 PM
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: $15 general admission / $10 seniors & students

With an emphasis on American Jazz, Co-op Bop uses familiar TV and toon themes as lead lines to create their unique sound. Alan Gaumer, trumpet, Neil Wetzel, saxophone, Craig Kastelnik, organ, Gary Rissmiller, drums, combine their talents in an evening of jazzy fun for the entire family.

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Moravian College Wind Ensemble:
featuring Concerto Competition Winner, Cynthia Dretel, ’10, marimba
James Earl Barnes, conductor

Friday, February 26, 2010 – 7:30 PM
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: $10 general admission / $5 seniors & students

This concert features senior Cynthia Dretel performing the virtuosic "Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble" by Brazilian composer, Ney Rosauro. The Wind Ensemble, made up of Moravian College students, will perform additional selections.

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Student Recital: "Schubert's 'Winterreise'"
Jonathan Boksan, ’10, baritone

Saturday, February 27, 2010 – 7:30 PM
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: No admission charge

Senior vocal student Jonathan Boksan will present Winterreise (Winter Journey), a song cycle of 24 poems by Wilhelm Müller set for male voice and piano by Franz Schubert. Russell Jackson, organist and choirmaster at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, accompanies.

Faculty Recital: Schubert's "Die Schöne Müllerin"
Gregory Oaten, tenor & Michael Toth, piano

Sunday, February 28, 2010 – 4:00 PM
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: $15 general admission / $10 seniors & students

Well-known area tenor (and Moravian College instructor) Greg Oaten performs the early song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin. This cycle by Franz Schubert uses the poems of Wilhelm Müller for their text. Mr. Oaten is joined on piano by Michael Toth.

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Moravian College-Community Orchestra:
featuring Inna Eyzerovich, violin
Donald Spieth, conductor

Sunday, February 28, 2010 – 7:00 PM
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian College

Admission: $10 general admission / $5 seniors & students

Moravian College faculty member, Inna Eyzerovich, joins the Moravian College-Community Orchestra under the direction of Donald Spieth, in Felix Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in E minor. Also on the program is a world premiere of an as yet untitled work by 2003 graduate Jeremy Sawruk. Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite II round out the evening.

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