Wilkes University Flute Ensemble Presents "Creature Feature" Concert on April 27
American Premier of Wind Ensemble Version of Eugene Magalif's Concerto for Flute Will Be Featured
Wilkes-Barre, PA (04/08/2019) — The Wilkes University Flute Ensemble will present the concert "Creature Feature." The performance is April 27 at 8 p.m. on the main stage of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts at Wilkes University. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public.
The concert will feature moments from "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" from The Tale of Tsar Sultan by Rimsky-Korsakov, as well as animal-themed works by Phyllis Avidan Louke, Anze Rozman, Keith Amos, Mark Ballora and Michael Davis.
The flute ensemble will be joined in the second half of the concert by the Wilkes University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Philip Simon. The groups will present the American premier of the wind ensemble version of Eugene Magalif's Concerto for Flute, performed by Venezuelan flutist Maria Mendoza. Mendoza is the winner of the second prize in The Eugene Magalif International Concerto Competition. Magalif is well-known for his pop-songs and music for children and his compositions have been recorded by famous singers and orchestras from various countries. Mendoza is an award winning flutist and recently recorded her first album called "Deseos."
The flute choir is directed by Alicia "Lish" Lindsey, acting principal flutist of the Pottstown Symphony Orchestra. Lindsey is an adjunct flute professor and flute ensemble director at Wilkes.
About Wilkes University:
Wilkes University is a private, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, the university is on a mission to create one of the nation's finest small universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small college, open to all who show promise. The Economist named Wilkes 25th in the nation for the value of its education for graduates. In addition to 47 majors, Wilkes offers 25 master's degree programs and five doctoral/terminal degree programs, including the doctor of philosophy in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education, doctor of pharmacy, and master of fine arts in creative writing. Learn more at www.wilkes.edu.
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