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Lyric-coloratura soprano Tami Swartz and pianist Kelly Horsted will appear in concert Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Penn State Harrisburg's Olmsted Auditorium. The free program will feature the work of composers "from and associated with Pennsylvania."
Swartz has performed with the Connecticut, Fort Lauderdale and Long Beach opera companies.
Horsted, a Manhattan-based vocal accompanist and coach, is music director for the coOPERAtive Opera Co.
The classic tale "La Boheme" will lead off the opera season on Sunday, Oct. 11, at Penn State Abington.
In cooperation with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, Moylan C. Mills, professor emeritus of integrative arts, will present a four-part lectures series on this season's featured operas.
Pre-registration for the individual lecture or the four-part series is required. Fees are $15 for a single lecture or $50 for the series. All lectures will be held in 112 Woodland Building from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. with light refreshments at intermission. The fee for students with a valid ID card is $3 per lecture.
To preregister for the lecture or the series, call (215) 881-7389. For more information, call (215) 881-7368.
Tenor Richard Kennedy, associate professor of music, and pianist Steven Smith, professor of music, will give a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the School of Music Recital Hall on the University Park campus.
The free recital will include a variety of folk songs in French, English and German.
The Center for the Performing Arts presents "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 14 and 15, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
The production offers a humorous return to ancient Rome. Pseudolus, a Roman slave played by Rip Taylor, undergoes a journey filled with sexual temptations and limitless obstacles to obtain freedom from his master.
Prices are $33, $28 and $24 for general admission; $28, $24 and $21 for students; and $23, $20 and $18 for children 12 and younger. For tickets call the Arts Ticket Center at (814) 863-0255 or (800) 278-7849.
Acoustic singer/songwriter Robert Reilly will be at Penn State DuBois on Oct. 14 for a noon concert in the Hiller Student Union. The program is free to the public, and cafeteria-style food services are available.
Reilly has played and recorded with Bernie Leadon (the Eagles), Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and John Hiatt. He now plays in clubs throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Massachusetts.
His latest CD, with the Robert Reilly Band, is "Absence of Reason." Samples are available on the Web at http://www.robertreillyband.com/
For information about the concert, call Rebecca Strasavich at (814) 375-4766 or (800) 346-7627; or e-mail rxs163@psu.edu.
The Penn State Chamber Singers, directed by Douglas Miller, professor of music, will perform for the Bach's Lunch concert at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus.
The free, 20-minute concert is part of the Bach's Lunch series sponsored by the College of Arts and Architecture School of Music and the University Lutheran Parish.
The 18 members of the Chamber Singers will perform works primarily from the Renaissance period.
After the concert, audience members may take their bag lunches to the Roy and Agnes Wilkinson Lounge, in Eisenhower Chapel. Coffee and tea will be provided.
The Penn State Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Pu-Qi Jiang, associate professor of music, will present its opening concert of the year at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, in the School of Music Recital Hall on the University Park campus.
The Penn State Graduate String Quartet will make its inaugural appearance during the concert, which is free to the public.
Now through the spring of 1999, Penn State Hazleton will be host for an array of culturally diverse performers. In the schedule of performances will be Rajeckas and Intraub, a mime and dance duo, on Oct. 22.
The schedule for the remaining performances follows:
* Nov. 10: Steve Wolfe and Swing Speak
* Jan. 20, 1999: Frank Caliendo, comedy
* Jan. 26, 1999: Graffiti Tribe, folk/ethnic a capella
* Feb. 16, 1999: "The Meeting," Pin Points Theatre
* March 23, 1999: Shari Richards, coffeehouse vocalist/guitarist
All performances will be held at the Commons Building of Penn State Hazleton, at 8 p.m. on the evening of the scheduled event. Details about the events will be available closer to the scheduled dates; or call Jennifer at (717) 450-3179 to request a Cultural Events brochure of all the programs.
The Sur-rational Holocaust Series is being shown in the Browsing Gallery of the Hetzel Union Building on the University Park campus through Dec. 6. There will be a public reception and slide lecture with guest speaker Stephen Feinstein, professor and director of the Holocaust Center, University of Minnesota from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Sur-rational, meaning "beyond the reasonable," was a term coined by Fritz Hirschberger to describe the grotesque realities of the Holocaust. These works represent his attempt to depict what he and others went through during the Holocaust. The series was originally created in the late 1980s, and recreated in the 1990s after arson destroyed the original collection.
Billy Joel will open his 1998 Fall Tour at The Bryce Jordan Center at 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.
Joel has sold nearly 100 million albums over the past 25 years and ranks as one of the world's most popular performers and songwriters.
Tickets are priced at $40.50 for reserved seating.
Amy Grant and the Christmas Nashville Symphony Orchestra, featuring Michael W. Smith and CeCe Winans, will be at The Bryce Jordan Center at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. Reserved seats are $32.50 and $27.50.
Multi-platinum selling and Grammy award-winning artist Amy Grant has sold more than 22 million albums. Her 15th release, "Behind the Eyes," was released earlier this year.
Tickets can be purchased at the Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium South Box Office, selected Uni-Mart outlets, Commonwealth campus and college ticket outlets or by calling (814) 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336. For more information visit the Web at http://www.bjc.psu.edu/.
