LU News

Main Page

Liberty Symphony Orchestra performance

December 10, 2009

Towns Auditorium swelled with people and classical music Thursday, November 19, when Liberty’s Symphony Orchestra (LSO) performed for the first time on campus this semester. The concert was free to students and the local community.

The concert included the first movement of Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony”; Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” first and third movements and Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty”. The national anthem was also performed.

LSO director, Dr. Armenio Suzano commented on each piece Thursday night, providing a short history of the composer and the piece itself. Audience members were treated to Suzano’s professional knowledge and sense of humor. Dr. Suzano welcomes new members to the orchestra with this upcoming semester.

Dr. Suzano was born in Brazil and was the youngest member of the famous Rio de Janeiro Opera House Symphony Orchestra at age sixteen. Suzano has participated in many different orchestras and has taught at public high schools and colleges. He also holds the Outstanding Music Graduate Award, Outstanding Performer of the Year (1997) and first prize in the Sul-America International Competition in Brazil. Suzano most recently worked as Director of Bands at Brewton-Parker College, Professor of Church Music at Indiana Wesleyan University and Graduate Instructor at University of Michigan.

The LSO is open to students of all majors. Students with prior experience in strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion may audition for the spring semester. Participation in the orchestra may be counted as Christian Community Service credit.

To audition, contact Dr. Suzano at asuzano@liberty.edu. Auditions are scheduled for the first week of classes.

Phylicia Duran

0
Comments




<< PREVIOUS ENTRY
NEXT ENTRY >>