News Release

By MARY CATHERINE HENDRIX
UNC News Services

CHAPEL HILL – Classical and jazz music will be among highlights of concerts this month by music students and faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The performances, free and open to the public in Hill Hall Auditorium, will be:

· The Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band, 8 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 12), music of American composers: "New England Triptych" by the late William Schuman (1910-1992), performed by the band, and "Hymn for the Lost and Living," Eric Ewazen’s (1954 - ) memorial for Sept. 11, by the ensemble.

· The UNC Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. Oct. 19, selections including "Lieutenant Kijé Suite" by Russian composer and pianist Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953) and "Enigma Variations" by English composer and conductor Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934).

· The UNC Jazz Band, 8 p.m. Oct. 28, traditional pieces including Duke Ellington’s "Cotton Tail" and contemporary pieces such as Kim Richmond’s "Passages."

· Music professor Brent Wissick’s, "Cello and Friends" recital, 8 p.m. Oct. 29. Wissick will perform with faculty colleagues including Lynn Glassock (percussion), James Ketch (trumpet), Terry Rhodes (soprano) and Thomas Warburton (piano).

For more information and the full October schedule, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/music/ or call 962-1039.

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Hendrix, of Durham, is a UNC senior double-majoring in psychology and journalism and mass communication.

Music department contact: Glenn McDonald, 962-1039

News Services contact: L.J. Toler, 962-8589