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Westminster College Presents Saxophone/Piano Concert
Westminster College presents saxophonist James Flowers and pianist Dr. Nancy Zipay DeSalvo in concert Monday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
The program includes Boutry's "Divertimento," Bach's "Sonata in A Minor," Creston's "Sonata," and Ibert's "concertino Da Camera."
Flowers, a native of Hermitage, is a freelance artist and teacher in the Cleveland-Pittsburgh area. He earned his undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University and his master's degree from Bowling Green State University. James is a member of the award-winning Bohica Saxophone Quartet, recently renamed Meta4, who won first place at the Music Teacher's National Association Chamber Music Competition and the Coleman National Chamber Music Competition. He has also toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and performed with Ben Vereen, Mary Wilson from the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, The Fifth Dimension, Cleveland Fats, and the Carmen Mico Big Band.
DeSalvo is an assistant professor of music at Westminster College and chair of the department, where she teaches piano and music theory, and performs various solo recitals. She earned her undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University, her master's from the Manhattan School of Music, and her D.M.A. from The Cleveland Institute of Music. DeSalvo performs as pianist with the Amici Trio and the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. She has also been a guest soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. She was added to the distinguished international roster of Steinway Artists in 2002.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact DeSalvo t (724) 946-7023 or e-mail desalvnj@westminster.edu.
Theatre Westminster to Present
Theatre Westminster will present Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" Thursday-Saturday, March 2-4, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Beeghly Theater located in Patterson Hall.
"This murder mystery is written by one of the greatest mystery writers of all time," said Eileen Hendrickson, visiting instructor of theatre at Westminster College. "The plot centers around ten guests who come to a remote island and the ten slowly shrivel away until the puzzle is solved."
To reserve tickets, call the Beeghly Box Office at (724) 946-7241 and leave a message with your name, number of tickets, and preferred date. Adults tickets are $7; non-Westminster students and senior tickets are $5.
Contact Hendrickson at (724) 946-7237 or e-mail hendriee@westminster.edu for more information.
Westminster Offers Workshop on Government and the Media
Westminster College is offering "Government Communications: A Workshop on Dealing with the Media" Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center Theater.
Westminster College Offers Instruction in Microsoft Publisher
The Westminster College Office of Continuing Education is offering a two-day course in Microsoft Publisher Monday and Wednesday, March 26 and 28 from 6-8 p.m in Patterson Hall room 214.
Two Westminster College Seniors to Give Recital
Two Westminster College senior music education majors, Amber Cole and Brian Pollitt, will give a recital Sunday, Oct. 13, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Public Relations Major Receives Scholarship
Lurene McDonald, freshman public relations major at Westminster College, recently received the Eugene and Nell Petrucci Scholarship.
Tenor to Give Junior Capstone Recital March 31
Tenor William McCullough, a Westminster College music performance major from DuBois, will present his junior capstone recital Saturday, March 31, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
SIFE Team Placed Third in Regional Competition
Four members of the Westminster College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) group competed and placed third in a financial case study competition Nov. 1-3 in Virginia Beach, Va.
Westminster College Promotes 14 Faculty
Fourteen Westminster College faculty recently received promotions.
History Professor's Review Published
A book review written by Dr. Patricia Clark, Westminster College assistant professor of history, was published in the winter 2008 issue of the Canadian Journal of History.
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