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MENDELSSOHN’S ELIJAH TO BE PERFORMED AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
ON APRIL 28 AT 4 P.M.
In a grand artistic collaboration, the William Paterson University
Chorus combines efforts with the Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra
and Master Chorale, Roger Briscoe, conductor, to present Mendelssohn’s
epic oratorio, "Elijah" on Sunday, April 28 at 4 p.m. in
the Shea Center for Performing Arts on the Universiy campus in Wayne.
The largest choral event to be produced on the Shea Center stage,
the oratorio will feature over 80 voices accompanied by a 40-member
orchestra. Stephen Bryant, William Paterson University music professor
and internationally recognized bass-baritone, will conduct. Terrence
Murphy, winner of the New Jersey Metropolitan Opera auditions, will
sing the role of Elijah. Geoffrey Friedley is the tenor soloist and
Diantha Clark is the alto soloist.
The production will travel to Raritan Valley Community College in
Long Branch for a performance on Saturday, May 11. The 8 p.m. reciprocal
concert will be under the baton of Roger Briscoe, a Raritan Valley
Community College professor of music, with Stephen Bryant singing
the role of Elijah.
Tickets to the concert at the Shea Center for Performing Arts are
free. For information call the Shea Center Box Office at 973-720-2371.
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- 4/10/02
For Further Information, contact:
- Mary
Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966
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