UO Libraries schedules free concerts March 7, 14
A Little Knight Music series returns with two concerts in March
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 27, 2008) -- The UO Libraries' tradition of offering free concerts to the public will continue with two concerts planned during March.
On Friday, March 7, students from the University of Oregon's School of Music and Dance will present a mixed chamber music concert featuring works by Bartok, Poulenc, Mozart, Arnold, Reinecke and Brahms. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. in the Browsing Room of Knight Library, 1501 Kincaid St. A reception will follow the concert.
A concert on Friday, March 14, in Knight Library’s Browsing Room will feature Toby Koenigsberg in a solo jazz piano concert. Koenigsberg, assistant professor of jazz and associate director of jazz studies at the UO, will draw upon the music of John Coltrane, Jay Livingston, Mack Gordon, Bud Powell, Kenny Wheeler, Thelonious Monk, Cole Porter and Bob Dylan for his performance. The concert begins at 5 p.m. and will be followed by a reception.
All concerts are free and open to the public.
About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon's flagship public university. The UO is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization made up of 62 of the leading public and private research institutions in the United States and Canada. Membership in the AAU is by invitation only. The University of Oregon is one of only two AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.
Media contact: Julie Brown, 541-346-3185, julbrown@uoregon.edu
Library contact: Leslie Bennett, 541-346-1930, lbennett@uoregon.edu
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