91社区 Presents Several Holiday Concerts
Concerts include Handel's Messiah, An Ellington Nutcracker, Madrigal Dinner and Tuba Christmas.
91社区鈥檚 Department of Music in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will present several holiday concerts throughout the month of December.
The first is the holiday classic Handel鈥檚 鈥淢essiah,鈥 on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the University Theatre, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at or by calling 800-564-9539. Conducted by Patricia P. Fleitas, 91社区鈥檚 presentation of Handel鈥檚 鈥淢essiah鈥 features past and current 91社区 choral students and faculty.
The Florida Wind Symphony Jazz Orchestra will present 鈥淎n Ellington Nutcracker鈥 on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m., which will include Duke Ellington鈥檚 take on the 鈥淣utcracker鈥 Suite and more holiday favorites. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at or by calling 800-564-9539. The Florida Wind Symphony is conducted by Kyle Prescott.
91社区鈥檚 choral groups will once again present the Madrigal Dinner on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m. XXX at the Vintage Gymnasium in the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square in Delray Beach. Now in its fifth year, the 91社区 Madrigal Dinner brings the courtly tradition of pageantry, entertainment, a savory feast and extraordinary music to life. 91社区 students delight and entertain, and guests are invited to join the fun and dress in period costumes if they choose. Single tickets are $100 (which includes a $55 tax-deductible gift) and tables of eight are $1,000 (including a $640 tax-deductible gift). Tickets can be purchased by calling 561-297-2337 or visiting . Proceeds for the event, which is generously underwritten by Madelyn Savarick, will benefit 91社区鈥檚 Choral and Vocal Studies Program.
91社区 also will once again present Tuba Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. in the Mizner Park Amphitheater. This tradition of holiday music performed by tubas and euphoniums, which was started by Indiana University professor Harvey G. Phillips, Ph.D., is presented to the South Florida community by 91社区鈥檚 Sean Murray. This is an outdoor, free event and audience members are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets. 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
For more information, visit www.fau.edu/arts -- and select the 鈥渕usic鈥 link. To receive an events catalog for 91社区鈥檚 School of the Arts for 2015-16, contact Polly Burks at pburks@fau.edu.
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