Tickets are now on sale for the Ursuline Academy Performing Arts Department’s signature event of the year, Starry Starry Night. The intimate Fath Auditorium at the Cincinnati Art Museum is the venue for this benefit evening of musical entertainment on Friday, February 15, 2008.
The evening will be highlighted by Tony-nominated singer/actress Pamela Myers and accompanist Terry LaBolt, who will present a program of musical theater selections.
Also on the bill: Ursuline’s Director of Performing Arts Carlton Monroe and Stage Company Music Director Matt Phelps will combine forces to present several pieces of four-hand piano music, including a rousing rendition of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer." Percussion Ensemble Director Colleen Phelps will present a solo percussion piece by the renowned xylophonist George Hamilton Green.
Ursuline students past and present will perform music with a decidedly modern slant. Recent graduate and current CCM student Megan Fenton will play music by 20th century German American composer Bernhard Heiden, while the Ursuline Acapella Choir performs choral music from Maurice Durufle (France) and Veljo Tormis (Estonia), along with a beautiful Hawaiian folk song, Ahe Lau Makani.
The contemporary theme continues with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra musicians Randy Bowman, Jonathan Gunn, and Jennifer Monroe presenting a quirky trio for flute, clarinet, and bassoon by the great composer Walter Piston. CSO Trumpeter Doug Lindsay will add a Latin flavor to the night with two works by Hispanic composers.
Tickets are $75 per person which includes the 8 p.m. concert and a post-concert dessert reception in the Great Hall of the Museum. To purchase tickets, call the school at 513-791-5791, extension 1604, or download a ticket order form from the website (
www.ursulineacademy.org).
Starry Starry Night 2008 is sponsored by the Ursuline Academy Performing Arts Boosters and benefits ongoing performing arts activities at the school.
