Four of Penn State's outstanding musical groups will perform Feb. 17 in the Penn State School of Music's third annual President's Concert, hosted by President Graham B. Spanier.
The 8 p.m. concert at Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pa. will feature the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir, Philharmonic Orchestra and Centre Dimensions jazz ensemble. William Neil, National Symphony Orchestra organist and Penn State alumnus, will be the featured guest artist.
Prior to the concert, the Penn State Alumni Association will host a reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cadence Restaurant located inside the Kimmel Center. Alumni and friends can enjoy hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and socializing with other Penn Staters.
Admission to the concert and reception is $35 for Alumni Association members and $45 for nonmembers. R.S.V.P by Feb. 10 at http://www.alumni.psu.edu/events or call (800) 548-LION (5466), option 4.
Concert tickets, not including the Alumni Association reception, are $10 and are available at http://www.kimmelcenter.org online, at the Kimmel Center Box Office or through Ticket Philadelphia at (215) 893-1999.
The President's Concert is sponsored jointly by the Penn State School of Music and the Penn State Alumni Association.