Scholarship Benefit Concert
Lights…Camera…Music! University of Northern Iowa School of Music Cordially invites you to attend the 26 th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert Friday, September 28, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center ~ Great Hall
Limousines, stars, paparazzi and Oscar statuettes bring the glitter and glamour of Hollywood’s most celebrated event, the Academy Awards, to the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center stage. The University of Northern Iowa School of Music invites you to journey down the Hollywood Walk of Fame and enjoy this special evening of award-winning composers and their music.
Exciting and timeless classical, jazz, musical, symphonic and operatic performances continue to be the standard established for UNI Scholarship Benefit Concert programming, and this year is no exception. During this year’s 26 th Scholarship Benefit Concert our musicians will perform silver screen classics with students and faculty.
Concert Performers
UNI Wind Symphony with faculty artist Frederick Halgedahl, violin, performing the music of John Williams.
UNI Varsity Men’s Glee Club, performing music from the movie Paint Your Wagon and this year’s spring tour.
Jazz Band One, performing the music of Grammy Award Winning Composer Duke Ellington and Billy Strahorn.
John Hines and Korey Barrett, faculty artists with the UNI Opera Ensemble, performing the music of Bizet’s “Carmen.”
Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra will appear with faculty pianists Sean Botkin and Genadi Zagor. Also featuring the UNI Concert Chorale, Chamber Singers and UNI Singers; and the music of Martinu and Morricone.
Tickets
Individual tickets are only $40 each* - Order tickets any way you like:
- Call the GBPAC box office at (319) 273-4TIX (4849)
- Visit us online at www.unitix.uni.edu
- Purchase your tickets in person at the GBPAC box office.
*$35 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.
We are thrilled to present the 26 th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Please join us at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 28, 2007 for an evening of movie-themed music and celebrations.
Your support makes the difference and allows each student to excel at UNI! The 25 th 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!
Please join us and be a star in the life of a student musician!
