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St. Olaf Orchestra to perform fall concert, Saturday, Oct. 6

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September 27, 2001

The St. Olaf Orchestra will perform an exciting variety of literature during their fall concert on Saturday, Oct. 6. The concert, free and open to the public, will be at 8 p.m. in Skoglund Center Auditorium.

The St. Olaf Orchestra, conducted by music faculty member Steven Amundson, will perform six pieces during the Saturday concert, encompassing a variety of styles. The concert repertoire includes Rossini?s Overture to the Barber of Seville, the Adagio movement of Violin Concerto in D Minor composed by Sibelius, featuring soloist Lindsay Schumacher, and the first movement of Violin Concerto in E Minor by Mendelssohn, the Allegro, featuring Angela Waterman as a soloist. The St. Olaf Orchestra will also perform El Salon Mexico, composed by Aaron Copland, and Leonard Bernstein?s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.

Led by Amundson since 1981, the 90-member St. Olaf Orchestra has become a highly respected ensemble, considered one of the finest collegiate orchestras in the nation. Amundson teaches conducting, music theory and instrumentation at St. Olaf College. He is also an active composer.

St. Olaf College prepares students to become responsible citizens of the world, fostering development of mind, body and spirit. A four-year, coeducational liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), St. Olaf has a student enrollment of 2,950 and a full-time faculty complement of approximately 300. It is one of Money Guide?s top 100 "elite values in college education today," and it leads the nation?s colleges in percentage of students who study abroad.

Contact Carole Leigh Engblom at 507-786-3315 or leigh@stolaf.edu.