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Monday, October 5, 2009 - 367 hits

Music professor featured in world-premiere concert

Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber, assistant professor of music, will participate in a world-premiere performance with the Susquehanna Valley Chorale under the direction of William Payn on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 8 p.m. in the Weis Center at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

The piece, commissioned by New York composers Robert Cohen and Herschel Garfein and titled "Alzheimer Stories," sets the personal testimonies of families impacted by Alzheimer's to music. The piece features mezzo soloist (Cutsforth-Huber), baritone soloist (Ted Keegan, Broadway's "Phantom of the Opera"), chorus, and orchestra.

Tickets for the concert are $15 for adults, $5 for students, and are available at www.svcmusic.org online or by phone at 570-523-1041.

Media contact:
Marissa Carney, Media Relations Coordinator, University Relations 814-949-5105