The C.W. Post Orchestra to Perform "Orchestral Music Influenced by Literature and Poetry"
at Tilles Center on Monday, April 7 at 8 p.m.

March 18, 2002 — The C.W. Post Orchestra will present its spring concert on Monday, April 7, 2003 at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. The focus of the concert is "Orchestral Music Influenced by Literature and Poetry." Tickets, which are $6 for general admission and $4 for students & seniors, may be purchased the evening of the performance at Tilles Center.

The C.W. Post Orchestra, conducted by Susan Deaver, will perform Tchaikovsky’s "Romeo & Juliet Overture," Prokofiev’s "Lt. Kijé Suite," Bernstein’s "Candide Overture" and Rossini’s "William Tell Overture." Soprano Andrea Arias, winner of the 2002 C.W. Post Concerto Competition, will perform Giacomo Puccini’s "O Mio Babbino Caro" from "Gianni Schicchi" and "Donde lieta usci" from "La Boheme."

The C.W. Post Chamber Orchestra will perform an aria from Johann Sebastian Bach’s "Cantata 209" and a chamber orchestra piece by New York based composer Edward Green entitled "Five Pieces from Music for Shakespeare."

For additional information call the C.W. Post Department of Music at (516) 299-2474, the C.W. Post Orchestra Concert Information Line at (516) 299-3007, or visit www.liu.edu/svpa/music/orchestra.