Orchestra Performs Benefit Concert Saturday, Sept. 27

students perform as part of Hurley Orchestra
student musicians perform at past event

Dr. Todd Gabriel conducts the Hurley Orchestra
Dr. Todd Gabriel conducts

SHREVEPORT, La.— The Hurley Orchestra from Centenary College, will perform a special concert benefiting the Firefighters Association of Shreveport-Bossier City, Saturday, Sept. 27 beginning at 8 p.m. at the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium.

Tickets for the benefit concert are $17.50 in advance or $20 at the door the night of the concert. The Municipal Memorial Auditorium is located at 705 Elvis Presley Avenue, Shreveport.

A second concert will take place Tuesday, Sept. 30 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Anderson Auditorium in the Hurley School of Music on the Centenary College campus. This concert is free and open to the public.

Selections for the concert will feature a collection of lighter classical works featuring faculty soloists Theresa Zale-Bridges, Tom Hundemer, Michael Scarlato, and Centenary student dancers Jennifer White and Anna Maris.

The Hurley School of Music Orchestra is comprised of approximately 40 music and non-music majors. They perform four concerts annually under the direction of Dr. Todd Gabriel. Standard chamber and symphonic orchestra repertoire, concerto and aria accompaniments, and world premier compositions are explored every year. Members of the faculty from the Hurley School of Music are featured as solo artists.

For more information, contact the Hurley School of Music at 318.869.5335 or Dr Todd Gabriel at 318.869.5403.

About Centenary College of Louisiana

Centenary College is a private, four-year arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Centenary is one of 16 colleges and universities constituting the Associated Colleges of the South and is regularly rated as one of the top colleges in the South. In 2008 Centenary College celebrates 100 years in Shreveport and Bossier City.