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DAVID WROE LEADS THE ORCHESTRA AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
IN SEASON FINALE The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Shea Center
for Performing Arts at William Paterson University in Wayne,
where the Orchestra is in residence. The program will include
Igor Stravinsky's "Scenes de Ballet" and Hanson's Symphony
No. 2 "Romantic," as well as works performed by Catherine
Resnick of Red Bank, the winner of The Orchestra's Mae and Fletcher
Fish Young Artist Competition, and Yoo-Sun Park of Old Tappan,
first runner up. Wroe has conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony, New York City Ballet and other major orchestras. His opera credits include "La Boheme" with the Stadt Theatre der Heidelberg, as well as "Fidelio" and "Amadis." A native of Great Britain, Wroe is a graduate of Manchester University in England and Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to the concert, John Link, professor of music at William Paterson, will present a lecture about the musical program that is free to all ticketholders in room 101 of Shea Center at 7 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $20 and $25, depending on the location. Students may purchase two tickets for the rear loge at $5 each; a valid I.D. card is required. The Orchestra, formerly known as the Wayne
Chamber Orchestra, is supported in part by grants from the Passaic
County Cultural and Heritage Council through a grant from the
New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State. In
addition, the orchestra is underwritten in part by William Paterson
University and supported by gifts from private individuals, area
businesses and corporations. The ensemble has gained national
recognition both for its excellence of performance and imaginative
programming. For tickets or additional information, please call the Shea Center Box Office at 973-720-2371. ### Release date: March 23, 2000
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