4/19/2012
 

Soirée Musicale goes ‘Around the World in 80 minutes’

Take a musical journey “Around the World in 80 Minutes” at the 14th annual Soirée Musicale at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Friday, April 27.

Held at Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., the Department of Music scholarship fundraiser includes a reception at 5:45 p.m. and performances at 7 p.m. The concert will showcase a collection of styles and genres from classical to popular jazz, representing Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, North and South America and performed by UW-Stevens Point faculty and staff, alumni and Jazz Ensemble.

Admission is $50 per person and includes beverages, a reception of savory hors d’oeuvres before the performances and an after-glow featuring sweet treats. Both the reception and after-glow will include music performances by student groups in the Noel Fine Arts Center Courtyard. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Soiree Musicale or call 715-346-3841.

All proceeds fund scholarships, primarily for incoming freshmen, which enable UW-Stevens Point to recruit and retain some of the region’s most promising musicians. Soirée Musicale has raised more than $258,000 for music scholarships over the last 13 years, with 40 scholarships awarded last year.

“The Soiree Scholarship is yet another wonderful musical opportunity UW-Stevens Point offers,” said Lydia Hanson, a junior majoring in music with an emphasis in string instruments. “Not only does this scholarship set a higher bar of excellence, it also creates a kind of community in which each student gets the chance to become a skilled artist.”

2012 Soirée Musicale sponsors include Aspirus Stevens Point Clinic, David and Amy Bakken, Blenker Developments, Delta Dental, DigiCopy, Ellis Stone, Ann Huntoon and David Hastings, Paul and Suzanne Koehl, Lee Ayers Jewelers and Thomas Dailing Designs, Len Dudas Motors, Ministry Health Care, Jeff Morin and Brian Borchardt, Regnier Consulting Group, Sentry Insurance, Dianne and Nick Somers, Spectra Print, Team Schierl Companies, Travel Guard and Worzalla Publishing.

To become a Soirée sponsor, contact Aaron Mullins, UWSP Foundation office, 715-346-3045 or amullins@uwsp.edu.