POUGHKEEPSIE, NY– Music of Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven, and the American composers George Crumb and Alfred Loeffler, and performances by several Vassar music professors, will highlight the college's eighth annual summer classical series, opening Sunday afternoon June 12 at the campus Skinner Hall of Music. Pianists Todd Crow, Thomas Sauer and Richard Wilson, mezzo-soprano Mary Nessinger, and cellist Sophie Shao, all of the Vassar faculty, will be featured in the series of three free public concerts:
Sunday, June 12, 3:00 p.m.
Todd Crow, piano
Laurie Smukler, violin
Ira Weller, viola
Mark Shuman, cello
James Roe, oboe
Works by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, and Loeffler
Friday, June 17, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Sauer, piano
Serena Canin, violin
Timothy Eddy, cello
Works by Beethoven and American composer George Crumb
Sunday, July 3, 8:00 p.m.
Richard Wilson, piano
Rolf Schulte, violin
Sophie Shao, cello
Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano
Works to include Brahms Piano Trio in B Major
All three concerts in the series are free and open to the public. For more information, call (845) 437-5900, and go to www.vassar.edu/arts/
The air conditioned Skinner Hall of Music is wheelchair-accessible, and people with disabilities requiring accommodations should call Cathy Jennings in the Office of Campus Activities (845-437-5370). Free parking is available at Skinner Hall, and the campus's adjoining south parking lot. Directions to the Town of Poughkeepsie campus are available at www.vassar.edu/directions/.
Vassar College is a highly selective, coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college founded in 1861.
Related Links
Vassar College Directions: www.vassar.edu/directions/
Arts at Vassar: www.vassar.edu/arts/
Conferences and Summer Programs: www.vassar.edu/arts/
Music Concert Series: www.vassar.edu/arts/
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Campus Activities Office at (845) 437-5370. Without sufficient notice, appropriate space and/or assistance may not be available.
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