Singers, pianist to perform musical classics

A musical performance featuring famous tunes from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals will be performed twice this weekend at the University of the Incarnate Word.

The free shows will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 14, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at Diane Bennack Concert Hall in Luella Bennack Music Center.

“Climb Every Mountain” is the name of the review, said Dr. Wayne J. Davis, an adjunct professor of voice and opera who is directing the production for the spring

Singer’s Workshop in the Department of Music.

“We are doing one or more songs from ALL of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals,” said Davis. He is assisted by student director Skylar Burnett. The orchestra is Dr. Jean Park, an instructor. Park will play some solo pieces on piano or accompany three students doing solos, duets or as an ensemble.

The three students featured include junior Paulina Megenhardt of McAllen, junior Lizeth Razo Robledo of San Antonio, and Cecilia “Genie” Siegl of Highland, Calif.

Rodgers and Hammerstein was a theater-writing team consisting of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II, who together created a series of innovative and influential American musicals.in the ‘40s and ‘50s.

For more information, contact: University of the Incarnate Word Army ROTC Office: 210-436-3415, Cell: 210-638-1784, Email: cvarela@stmarytx.edu