AMERICANA FAVORITES FEATURED AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY SUMMER CHORAL CONCERT

Some of America’s favorite choral literature will be heard in live performance on Sunday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. at William Paterson University in Wayne. The concert, titled "Americana," is presented free of charge at Shea Center for Performing Arts and will feature spirituals, a medley from the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and music by Randall Thompson.

The University Summer Chorus is a mixed voice ensemble comprised of some 60 community and college vocalists.

Stephan Bryant, William Paterson professor of music, has selected June Laine Van Thoen to conduct. Van Thoen, Morristown United Methodist director of music ministries and a Parsippany resident, has held choral conducting positions in Virginia, California and New York, and has studied and sung with Norman Luboff, Robert Page and Robert Shaw.

For more information, contact the William Paterson music department at 973.720.3128.

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For Further Information, contact:

Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966

7/02/03