Concerto Winners Concert showcases area musicians
FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Huntington, Ind. " The fifth annual Concerto Winners Concert will feature the winners of the Huntington College Concerto Competition, which was held last October. The concert will showcase talented instrumentalists and vocalists including two Huntington College students and four area student-musicians. They will perform in the Friday, April 22 concert at 7:30 p.m., in the Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Centre for the Arts. College juniors Jolene Gipe (piano) and Maria Rhodes (soprano) will perform, as will four area students, including Alicia Pyle (piano), Benjamin Rexroth (piano), Caleb Mossburg (violin) and Rachel Mossburg (violin). Each musician will perform with the Huntington College and Community Orchestra, directed by Mr. Benjamin Kendall, instructor in music at the College.
Admission is $8 for the general public, $6 for seniors, and $4 for students. To reserve tickets or for more information, call the Merillat Centre for the Arts Box Office at (260) 359-4261.
Huntington College is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. Following a decade of growth and development, Huntington College will become Huntington University in mid-2005. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the top comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington College is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. Huntington is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and was named one of the 50 best Christian places to work by Christianity Today magazine.
