UNC Asheville Music Department Continues Spring Concert Season;
Chamber Chorus to Perform Debut Concert

UNC Asheville’s Music Department will continue its spring concert series with two performances in March.

The UNC Asheville Concert Band and String Ensemble will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Featured selections include “The Sinfonians,” “Zampa Overture,” “Concertino,” “His Honor,” “Rhosymedre” and “Flashing Winds.” Admission is $5.

At 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26, UNC Asheville’s University Singers, Chamber Chorus and String Quartet will perform at the Basilica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood Street, downtown Asheville. The University Singers will perform Mendelssohn’s Kyrie accompanied by UNC Asheville’s String Quartet. They will also present Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus” and a variety of classic hymns. This concert is the debut performance of UNC Asheville’s Chamber Chorus. They will perform “Ave Maria” by Palestrina and three hymns by Henry Purcell. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted.

For more information, call UNC Asheville’s Music Department at 828/251-6432.

Media Contacts:

• Patrick Hill, UNC Asheville Music Department, 828/251-6432
• Jill Yarnall, UNC Asheville Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526