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Ottawa University

 

For Immediate Release:

October 25, 2007

 

Media Contacts:

 

Paula Paine
Communications Specialist
(C) 785-418-0506
paula.paine@ottawa.edu

Steven McDonald
Director of Orchestral Activities
(O) 785-242-5200, ext. 5439
steve.mcdonald@ottawa.edu

 

OU Orchestra to Perform November 4

The music of Elgar and Mendelssohn will be featured

OTTAWA, Kansas - The Ottawa University Orchestra, under the direction of Steve McDonald, will present its first concert of the 2007-08 concert season on Sunday, November 4, at 3:00 p.m. in the University Chapel.  Featured works will be Sir Edward Elgar's "Minuet, op. 21," and the "Romance for Bassoon and Orchestra" (Leigh Miller, soloist). Also featured will be Felix Mendelssohn's "War March of the Priests" and "Symphony No. 1."

The Ottawa University Orchestra is comprised of students, faculty, professional players and members of the Ottawa community. The Orchestra presents four concerts annually in the OU Chapel. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to attend.

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Founded in 1865, Ottawa University is a comprehensive, not-for-profit educational institution. Ottawa University's educational mission brings together a residential campus in Ottawa, Kansas, and adult campuses in Kansas City, Missouri; Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe, Arizona; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Jeffersonville, Indiana; as well as multiple international instructional sites.  For more information, visit http://www.ottawa.edu/.