FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 28, 2005

CONTACT: John Canarina, (515) 271-2108, john.canarina@drake.edu
Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu

ORCHESTRA TO CELEBRATE DRAKE UNIVERSITY’S 125TH ANNIVERSARY

The Drake Symphony Orchestra, John Canarina conducting, will open its concert on Tuesday, Oct. 11, with the "Academic Festival" overture by Brahms, in observance of the 125th anniversary of Drake University. Brahms composed the piece in 1881, the same year that Drake opened.

The concert, which is free and open to the public, will start at 8 p.m. on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, 25th Street and University Avenue.

Clarence Padilla, chair of Drake’s Music Department, will be the featured soloist in Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. Also on the program are Virgil Thomson’s suite from "Louisiana Story" and the ever-popular "Bolero" by Ravel.

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