THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, September 11, 1994 TAG: 9409090288
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 04 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
LENGTH: Short : 46 lines
A variety of entertainment, including ``Christmas with the Montovani Orchestra and Chorus,'' will be presented at Willett Hall during the 56th season of Portsmouth Community Concerts.
Memberships are now on sale for the 1994-95 season, which opens with a performance by the Tamburitzans at 8 p.m., Nov. 4. The Duquesne University troupe is a company of gifted young singers, instrumentalists and dancers who portray the many cultures of Eastern Europe.
The Montovani Christmas show is scheduled for 8 p.m., Dec. 10.
The Aspen Wind Quintet will perform at 3 p.m., Feb. 12, and the Russian State Chorus, which has been performing for more than 50 years, will sing here at 8 p.m., March 30.
Membership in the Portsmouth organization also admits the holder free to following shows by other Community Concert associations:
Elizabeth City, N.C.: Hotel Paradise Roof Garden Orchestra; San Francisco Saxophone Quartet; classical guitarist Terrence Farrell; and ``The Magic of Swing Street''
Franklin: ``An Evening of Porter and Berlin;'' the Mac Frampton Trio; ``Bach with Pluck,'' featuring harpsichord and guitar; and the New York Theater Ballet
Gloucester: ``An Evening of Porter and Berlin;'' the Moscow Boys Choir; ``Banjomania;'' and the Americus Brass Band
Murfreesboro, N.C.: tenor Arn Prince; comedian Dale Gonyea; Epic Brass Ensemble; and the Jack Morgan-Russ Morgan Orchestra.
Season subscriptions are $35 for adults and $17 for students with reserved seats available. For information, call 393-5144. ILLUSTRATION: The Duquesne University Tamburitzans will perform dances from
Eastern Europe.
The Aspen Wind Quintet will play at Willett Hall on Feb. 12.
The Russian State Chorus will sing here on March 30.
by CNB