Jan. 29: Musical tribute to animal kingdom

Cantiamo!-170PULLMAN, Wash. – A musical tribute to the animal kingdom will be performed at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, in Bryan Hall, Washington State University, as part of the Faculty Artist Series to support student scholarships.

Tickets will be for sale in the lobby 30 minutes before the concert. They are free to WSU students with ID. They cost $10 general admission and $5 for non-WSU students and those age 60+.

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Cantiamo! from left: Brian Carter, tenor; Dean Luethi, baritone; Julie Anne Wieck, soprano; Sheila Kearney Converse, mezzo-soprano; and Lori Wiest, mezzo-soprano.

The WSU faculty vocal ensemble “Cantiamo!” will present a diverse array of solo, duet and small ensemble vocal music spanning 500 years, from the Renaissance to Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Poulenc, Hindemith, Copland, Fine and Stroope.

The ensemble is comprised of Julie Anne Wieck (soprano), Lori Wiest (mezzo-soprano), Sheila Kearney Converse (mezzo-soprano), Brian Carter (tenor) and Dean Luethi (baritone). They will be joined by other WSU faculty including Karen Savage, Jeffrey Savage and Ruth Boden.

Learn more about the series at http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/artistseries.htm.

 

Contacts:
Julie Wieck, WSU School of Music, 509-335-4331, jwieck@wsu.edu
Sandra Albers, WSU School of Music, 509-335-4148, sandra_albers@wsu.edu