Scholarship Benefit Concert 2011
Join us on World Tour! The University of Northern Iowa School of Music Cordially invites you to attend the 30th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert Friday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
Pack your bags and join us on a musical journey around the world. Prepare for a feast of the senses as you enjoy musical selections inspired by places near and far, as well as a dazzling post-concert champagne reception where the music and excitement of the evening continue!
Concert Performers and Reception Details
The Great Hall concert will feature outstanding UNI School of Music student musicians, along with exceptional faculty artists performing classical, jazz and opera favorites. For decades, the Scholarship Benefit Concerts have received rave reviews and standing ovations. This year's performers will include the UNI Opera Ensemble, the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Kaji-Daiko Taiko Drum Ensemble, Jazz Band One, faculty artist Sean Botkin, the UNI Symphonic Band with combined choral ensembles, the Northern Iowa Wind Symphony with the Varsity Men’s Glee Club, guest artist Sheri Greenawald and more!
As always, the end of the concert is only the beginning of the festivities. Plan to stay to for excellent hors d’oeuvres and a champagnge reception in the lobby. Post concert music will include the Hands of Time jazz quartet, faculty artists Julia Bullard, Frederick Halgedahl and Korey Barrett, and guest artists Hannah Holman, cello, and Peter McGuire, violin. Please join us for this exciting event and help support student scholarships at UNI’s School of Music!
Tickets
Individual tickets for the 30th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert are $50 each*
Order tickets any way you like:
- - Call the GBPAC box office at (319) 273-4TIX (4849) or (877) 549-SHOW (7469)
- - Visit us online at www.unitix.uni.edu
- - Purchase your tickets in person at the GBPAC box office.
*$45 of each ticket purchased is tax deductible (the remaining $5 is for champagne and hors d’oeuvres – “good received.”)
Becoming a Special Donor
The Scholarship Benefit Concerts have been raising scholarship funds for exceptionally talented music students and students in need since 1982. In addition to the income from tickets sales for the concerts, we have developed a network of community, small business, corporate and university-related donors. The extent of this support has been most gratifying to the students and faculty at UNI’s School of Music.
To allow us to continue the support we have provided in the past, please consider becoming a special donor. To find out more about donor categories and benefits, please contact us.
Your support makes the difference and allows each student to excel at UNI! The 30th annual Scholarship Benefit Concert is a culmination of the School of Music’s long term dedication to excellence in preparing students to be successful musicians. Through your support, our students excel in achieving their goals!
