Six of Â鶹¹û¶³'s top student musicians will perform Tuesday, March 10, in the school's annual Concerto-Aria concert. The public is invited to the 7:30 p.m. performance in Wright Center Concert Hall. Admission is free.
The Â鶹¹û¶³ School of the Arts students were selected for the honor during competitive auditions held among the school's music majors. The soloists will be accompanied by the Â鶹¹û¶³ Orchestra.
This year's winners are soprano Haley Longino, violinist Eliza Pirosca, pianist Young-Bin Song, pianist Cindy St. Clair, marimbist Evelyn Stagnaro and tenor Alan Taylor.
Longino, a senior vocal performance major from Jacksonville, Fla. will sing Je marche sur tous les chemins from Jules Massenet's Manon.
Pirosca, a sophomore violin and vocal performance major from Romania, will play Kabalevsky's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Vivace giocoso).
Song, a senior psychology major from Birmingham, will play George Gershwin's Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra.
St. Clair, a senior piano performance major from Vestavia Hills, will play Edward A. MacDowell's Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor (Larghetto calmato).
Stagnaro, a sophomore percussion major from Annapolis, Md., will play Alan Hovhaness' Fantasy on Japanese Wood Prints.
Taylor, a junior voice major from Marietta, Ga., will sing Lonely House from Kurt Weill's Street Scene.
Dr. Milburn Price will conduct the accompanying Â鶹¹û¶³ Orchestra.