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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2007
CONTACT:
Jette Englund
Office of University Relations
908-737-NEWS (6397)
E-mail: jenglund@kean.edu
Ars Vitalis Concert Brings Two Pulitzer Prize Winners to Kean University
UNION, N.J. - Ars Vitalis: The New Jersey New Music Forum, an arts initiative at Kean University that showcases the works of prominent New Jersey area composers, will be featuring the music of two Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Melinda Wagner and Paul Moravec. Also included on this upcoming concert will be two world premieres by renowned New Jersey composers Robert Cohen and Raymond Wojcik.
The Spring 2007 Concert will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at 8 p.m. in the Wilkins Theatre for the Performing Arts at Kean University located at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union, N.J. All composers will be in attendance and will participate in a pre-concert discussion at 7:15 p.m. in Wilkins Theatre. Admission is FREE to all Ars Vitalis events.
"Ars Vitalis introduces audiences to the allure, the drama and impact of the living art of contemporary music composition and offers a unique opportunity to meet the people behind the music," says Dr. Matthew Halper, Artistic Director and Kean Music Professor. "We are very fortunate to have so many important and talented artists in one place at one time."
The program includes Tiktaalik (world premiere) by Robert S. Cohen; In the Valley of the Shadow (world premiere) by Raymond Wojcik; Sonata for Cello and Piano by Matthew Halper; Romance with Faux Variations by Melinda Wagner; and Vita Brevis and Tempest Fantasy by Paul Moravec .
Performers on this concert include Kean University Concert Artists James Musto , percussion, Brett Deubner, viola, Christopher Kenniff, guitar , Katherine Harris, soprano , Allison Brewster Franzetti, piano, Sharon Roffman, violin , Caroline Stinson, cello , Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet , and guest performers Simon Boyar and Kenny Medina, as well as a guest dance company, The New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, Nancy Turano, Artistic Director .
For more information, please visit http://www.kean.edu/~arsvital/ or contact the Wilkins Theatre Box Office at 908-737-SHOW (7469) or the Department of Music at 908 -737-4330.
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