The University at
Albany Department of Music is pleased to present this season’s final concert by
the University Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 3pm
in the Main Theatre of the Performing Arts Center on the uptown campus. The program is a celebration of the 200th
anniversary of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn and will include War March of the Priests, Op. 74; Nocturne, Op. 61; Die Hebriden, Op. 26 and Symphony
No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 107.
The performance marks the third full concert of
the orchestra under the direction of faculty member Christopher David Neubert,
its new conductor. Originally from
In addition to his work
at UAlbany, Neubert is Director of Music and Orchestral Studies for the
Niskayuna Schools. He also serves on the
adjunct faculty at The College of Saint Rose where he is a member of the String
Education faculty, conductor of the College Chamber Orchestra and Professor of
Double Bass. Neubert is an active New York School Music (NYSSMA) All-State and
Major Organization Adjudicator and guest conducts a variety of bands and
orchestra festivals throughout the Northeast.
He also maintains The Neubert Studio in Saratoga Springs where students
study violin, viola, cello and double bass in preparation for careers in both
education and performance music.
Tickets are $8 for the general public, $6 for seniors & UAlbany faculty/staff and $4 for students and may be purchased through the Performing Arts Center Box Office. For further information, contact the Box Office at (518) 442-3997 or visit the Performing Arts Center website at www.albany.edu/pac.
