St. Edward's University Chamber Music Ensembles present "Classics for Romantics"

(Austin, TX) — The St. Edward's University Chamber Music Ensembles comprised of the Piano Quartet, Brass Choir, Chamber Winds and String Ensembles will present their spring concert "Classics for Romantics." Compositions by Handel, Mozart, Gounod, Lully and Borodin will be performed in an intimate setting. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 12, in the Maloney Room on the St. Edward's University campus.

WHAT: "Classics for Romantics" Spring Concert

WHEN: April 12 at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Maloney Room, Main Building, St. Edward's University, 3001 S. Congress Ave.

COST: $7 general admission;$5 students, seniors, and St. Edward's University faculty and staff

The St. Edward's University Chamber Ensembles will perform works with diverse instrumentation from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods.

• Piano Quartet in G Minor by Mozart performed by the Piano Quartet
• Suite for Brass by Handel performed by the Brass Choir
• The Petite Symphonie by Gounod performed by the Chamber Winds
• Excerpts from Concerto for String Orchestra by Lully performed by the String Ensemble

To conclude the concert, the St. Edward's University Orchestra will perform In the Steppes of Central Asia by Borodin.

The St. Edward's Chamber Ensembles have grown out of the Music program to include a new orchestra. Instrumentalists include St. Edward's undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff members, and musicians from the Austin community.

For information, contact Annette Jurcevic, 914-8628 or annettej@stedwards.edu.

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward's University has been named as one of America's Best Colleges for 2008 by U.S. News & World Report and was selected by The Princeton Review for inclusion in the guide Colleges with a Conscience. St. Edward's is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of more than 5,300 students located in Austin, Texas.

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