March 12, 2003

BOISE STATE ORCHESTRA TAKES MUSICAL LOOK AT ROYAL TALES

Take a musical journey through the desert realm of the Arabian Nights and glimpse the splendor of ancient Rome at �A Regal Affair,� a concert by the Boise State University orchestras. At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 16, in the Special Events Center, the Boise State Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra, directed by music professor Craig Purdy, will present music inspired by stories about royalty.

Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students of all ages and Boise State faculty and staff.

The Chamber Orchestra will open with Mozart�s overture to �La Clemenza di Tito,� an opera set in Rome in 80 A.D. telling the story of unrequited love and an assassination plot against Emperor Titus. The University Orchestra will perform Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov�s �Scheherazade,� based loosely on several stories from tales of �The Arabian Nights.�

For more information call the Boise State music department at 426-3980.

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Craig Purdy

Music department

426-3360

Kathleen Craven

communications and marketing

426-3275

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