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March 7, 2012
Songs of Struggle, Faith, Open Rich Week of Music at Samford March 11
"Songs of Struggle, Songs of Faith – A Celebration of the African-American and Jewish Musical Traditions" will open a rich week of music at Samford University March 11. The free public concert features Daniel Gale, baritone, Oral Moses, bass-baritone, and Kathryn Fouse, piano.
The Samford Faculty String Quartet (shown left) will present its debut U.S. performance March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall. The quartet includes: Ruth Marie Ballance, violin; Jared Ballance, cello; Jeffrey Flaniken, violin and Angela Flaniken, viola. The married couples often perform as duos. Individually, they have held positions in major symphony orchestras, taught and played at many music festivals and held various faculty positions in the United States. They united to create the Faculty String Quartet in 2011 thanks to a generous gift to the School of the Arts. The quartet performed during a fall tour of England and France, but this free public event will mark its first performance in this country. Selections will include works by Mozart, Golijov and Dvorak.
On Friday, March 15, Samford's Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will perform in a concert sponsored by Patty McDonald. The 7:30 p.m. performance in Brock Recital Hall is free-of-charge and open to the public.
