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March 17, 2010
Special to Record Publishing; The Cleveland Orchestra will perform a benefit concert March 19 at Kent State University as part of the Kent State University Centennial Celebration. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Kent/Blossom Music.
Special to Record Publishing; The Cleveland Orchestra will perform a benefit concert March 19 at Kent State University as part of the Kent State University Centennial Celebration. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Kent/Blossom Music.

As part of the Kent State University Centennial Celebration, the Cleveland Orchestra, with conductor James Feddeck, returns to Kent State to perform a benefit concert March 19, at 8 p.m.

The evening's highlight will be Schubert Symphony No. 5, in addition to works by Beethoven and Mozart.

Proceeds from the concert will benefit Kent/Blossom Music, a program that draws young musicians from all over the world to Kent State for six weeks of intensive chamber-music study alongside members of the Cleveland Orchestra, as well as Kent State's music faculty.

"This benefit is important as it will help us begin to raise the funds needed to create a $1 million endowment over the next three years," says Dr. Denise Seachrist, interim director for the School of Music. "This will allow us to provide student scholarships and continue community outreach."

The concert will be in Cartwright Hall, on Hilltop Drive on the university's Kent Campus. Tickets are $80, $50, and $30, and student tickets are $5. To order tickets, call the box office at 330-672-2497 weekdays from noon to 5 p.m., or purchase online at www.tix.com. Free parking is available and Cartwright Hall is wheelchair accessible.

With a faculty equally respected as world-class soloists, orchestra and chamber music artists, the list of alumni is a "Who's Who" in the chamber and orchestral music circuit. The more than 2,250 alumni perform with such notable institutions as the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras; the Boston, Atlanta and Minnesota symphonies; the Los Angeles and New York philharmonics; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; and nationally and internationally acclaimed ensembles such as the Arriana, Emerson, Turtle Island, Euclid and Miami String quartets.

"The significant numbers of musicians from Kent/Blossom Music who are now in major orchestras, including 20 currently with the Cleveland Orchestra, provide the great testament to the program's impact and success," says Gary Ginstling, general manager of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Faculty members include principal musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra: Frank Rosenwein (oboe), Joshua Smith (flute), John Clouser (bassoon), Richard King (horn), Joela Jones (keyboard), and Robert Vernon (violist. Other major artists include members of the Miami String Quartet - Ivan Chan and Cathy Meng-Robinson (violin); Yu Jin (Viola); and Keith Robinson (cello). Additionally, Steinway Artists-in-Residence Donna Lee and Jerry Wong round out the world-class faculty.

For more information about Kent/Blossom Music, visit http://dept.kent.edu/blossom online.




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