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October 08, 2003 :: No. 67

Cal State Fullerton Cello Choir

Who: Department of Music at Cal State Fullerton
   
What: Cal State Fullerton Cello Choir
Bongshin Ko, director
Joni Steshko, guest conductor
   
When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003
   
Where: Recital Hall, California State University, Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd. (Nutwood and State College Blvd.) Fullerton
   
Program: Performing the music of Purcell, Popper, Haydn, Vivaldi, Rossini and the Beatles. Also on the program, dancer Kiha Lee will perform to pre-recorded cello music of “Sometimes I Dream.”
   
Background:

This 15-member ensemble offers an eclectic evening of cello music under the baton of guest conductor Joni Steshko, associate conductor of the Colburn Chamber Orchestra.

Steshko has earned degrees from UCLA, USC and Cal State Fullerton, has guest conducted the Chapman Symphony, Chamber Orchestra and Chapman Opera, was assistant conductor of the USC Symphony, Chamber Orchestra and USC Opera in addition to being the manager of orchestra programs at USC’s Thornton School of Music. She has studied conducting with Daniel Lewis at USC, Murry Sidlin at Aspen Music Festival, Alexander Politshuk and Georgy Ergemsky at St. Petersburg Conservatory and Jon Robertson at UCLA. In 1991 she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship.

The CSUF Cello Choir regularly offers four concerts a year on campus and has performed at a variety of venues throughout Southern California. Known for its flexibility, the ensemble, due to the cello’s four-octave range, regularly performs a wide variety of repertoire.

   
Admission: Advance sales $10; $5 with Titan Discount (student, senior or CSUF ID)
At the door all tickets $10
   
Box Office: Tickets available at the Performing Arts Center box office 657-278-3371. Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mondays-Fridays and one hour prior to performance. Or online at: tickets.com
   
Internet: http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/events/
   
Media Contact: Elizabeth Champion, College of the Arts at 657-278-2434