Scholarship Benefit Concert 2008
Welcome to the Carnaval! University of Northern Iowa School of Music Cordially invites you to attend the 27th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert and Russell Hall Rededication Celebration Weekend! Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 27, 2008.
Join the Carnaval! Feathered masks, shimmering beads and a spectacular musical lineup bring a heart-racing thrill and the Carnaval parade spirit to the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center and the newly renovated Russell Hall!
Schedule of events:
Friday, September 26, 2008:
3:00 p.m. Russell Hall Rededication Ceremony, Russell Hall
7:30 p.m. Carnaval: The 27th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert, Great Hall, GBPAC
Saturday, September 27, 2008:
5:00 p.m. School of Music Alumni & Friends Banquet, McElroy Lobby, GBPAC
7:30 p.m. Carnaval II: Alumni & Friends Concert, Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall
This year's Scholarship Benefit Concert will be unlike any you’ve seen before! We’ll begin with the concert in the Great Hall at the GBPAC, then travel to Russell Hall for a post-show reception, featuring thrilling performances in three brand new performance spaces. You won’t want to miss this premiere event.
Concert Performers
Concert performers on Friday night:
Outstanding alumna and world-renowned opera sensation Sheri Greenawald, soprano, will return to her alma mater to perform as featured soloist with the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra. Career highlights for Sheri Greenawald have included Jenny Smith in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogonny at the Metropolitan Opera, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with the Bayerische Staatsoper and Mimì in La bohème for the Washington Opera. Along with combined choirs (UNI Singers, Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers), the orchestra will also perform Carl Orff’s lavish “Carmina Burana.”
Stellar trombonist and Iowa native Nick Lane will be another outstanding featured performer. Lane, a Los Angeles based performer, has shared the stage with Frank Sinatra, Rod Stewart, the Who, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Chicago.
The Wind Symphony will perform the works of Samuel Hazo and Leroy Anderson, featuring faculty artist Randy Grabowski.
The Northern Iowa Flute Choir will perform Ian Clarke’s innovative piece “Within…”Stunning faculty pianists Sean Botkin and Genadi Zagor will both offer solo performances as well as a piano four hands piece that will leave audiences breathless.
Post-concert reception music will feature: Jazz Band One, Randy Hogancamp and his students on Taiko Drums, the Northwind Quintet, the Tuba Quartet, the UNI Opera Ensemble and the Chamber Singers.Concert performers on Saturday night:
The UNI Faculty String Quartet will be joined by guest pianist Matt Bengtson on Franck’s “Piano Quintet.” Bengston, a Harvard University and Peabody Conservatory trained artist, has made several national appearances, including a performance with Joshua Bell on NPR.
Sheri Greenawald will make her second appearance of the weekend on Saturday night, performing with Emeritus pianist Marleta Matheson.
Faculty artist trio Randy Grabowski, trumpet, Chris Buckholz, trombone, and Bob Washut, piano, will perform.
UNI Jazz Band alumni will return to the School of Music and perform together in the brand new Bengtson Auditorium. Featuring both past and current UNI Jazz Band members, the ensembles will include members from all across the country.
Tickets
Individual tickets for Carnaval: The 27th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert are $40 each*
Individual tickets for Carnaval II: Alumni & Friends Concert are $10 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.
*$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.
Your support makes the difference and allows each student to excel at UNI! The 27th 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!
