TCNJ News

For Immediate Release
November 18, 2009

Collegium Musicum celebrates composer Purcell's 350th birthday

EWING, NJ ... In celebration of English composer Henry Purcell’s 350th birthday, The College of New Jersey’s Collegium Musicum will present an evening of works by Purcell and contemporaries on Wednesday, December 2 at 8:00 P.M.

Joining the 12-member student vocal ensemble will be a professional chamber orchestra of strings, recorders, trumpet, and harpsichord. This performance will be held in the Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall in TCNJ’s Music Building.

Those interested can contact the Music Department at 609-771-2552, or check the College's Music Events Web site, http://www.tcnj.edu/~music/events.html, for additional information. This is a ticketed event. The College of New Jersey is located at 2000 Pennington Road (Route 31), Ewing, NJ 08628.

 

 

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