FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 25, 2002
Contact: Lisa Clemmons Stott, 206-6516
SPRINGFIELD – WUIS (91.9 Springfield) and WIPA (89.3 Pittsfield) will host a concert showcasing some of central Illinois’ best young classical musicians at 8 p.m. Friday, November 8, at the First Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Seventh St. in Springfield. The public is invited to attend this free performance, segments of which will be broadcast later on WUIS-WIPA. A reception will follow the concert.
More than 20 musicians, ranging in age from 9 to 17, will perform
works by composers such as Schumann, Bach, and Telemann on piano, flute,
violin, viola, and oboe. All performers were selected from entrants in the
station’s Young Musicians’ Concert Contest held earlier this fall. The contest was intended to foster young
musical talent in the area and to encourage young musicians to perform
classical music.
The contest and performance were funded by The Meredith Foundation. Refreshments for the reception were provided by Bunn Capitol. Naxos Records provided compact discs for each participant.
For more information, contact WUIS at (217) 206-6516 or visit www.wuis.org.
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