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Office of External Communications

Houston, TX 77204-5017 Fax: 713.743.8199

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2006

Contact: Contact: Mike Emery
713.743.8186 (office)
713.415.6551 (pager)
pemery@uh.edu

MUSICIANS OF ALL SKILL LEVELS NEEDED FOR UH’S ‘DARK SUN’ CONCERT

It doesn’t matter whether someone was an alternate in their high school marching band or a gifted performer who hasn’t touched an instrument in a while. The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for Arts at the University of Houston is looking for musicians of all skill levels to round out a community orchestra to perform in the “Dark Sun” concert at 7:30 p.m. April 7 in the Moores Opera House.

The “Dark Sun” concert will feature compositions by Mitchell Center guest artist Stephen Montague. The recruited musicians will perform on the concert’s title piece, which is a memoriam to the victims and survivors of the atomic blast that struck Hiroshima.

Interested musicians should contact Rob Smith, director of UH’s AURA Contemporary Ensemble, at 713-743-3163 or e-mail him at robsmith@uh.edu to reserve a spot in the orchestra. Reservations are being taken through Monday, April 3. All participants must have their own instruments and must participate in two rehearsals prior to the concert. The rehearsals are scheduled for 7 – 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 and 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 7 in the Moores Opera House.

The instruments requested for this performance are flutes, piccolos, oboes, clarinets, saxophones, bassoons, horns, trumpets, trombones, tubas, percussion, strings and voices. Non-instrumentalists are welcome to sing in the choir or perform on percussion. Musicians must be at least 12 years old.

WHAT: “Dark Sun” musician call
WHEN: Through Monday, April 3
WHERE: University of Houston
Moores Opera House
University of Houston – Entrance 16
Houston, TX 77204
WHO: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at UH, Moores School of Music

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