School of Music presents
new classical series

The NAU School of Music will be sponsoring a new classical music series featuring nine performances throughout the school year. The series will feature brass, piano, strings, winds and voices performing traditional and contemporary classical music.

"We're bringing in these sounds and experiences otherwise not accessible in this region," said Todd Sullivan, director of the School of Music. "The series will range from the earliest classical music to music that's been written in the last five to 10 years."

The 2007-08 Horizons Concert Series starts at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 in Ashurst Auditorium with a performance of baritone Andreas Reibenspies, singing Schubert's Winter Journey with fortepiano by Eckhart Sellheim.

"German art song is so bound to the German language," Sullivan said. "This is a native speaker who understands the native sense of the language and the piece."

The performances in the series include:

• Andreas Reibenspies, baritone, singing Schubert's Winter Journey with fortepiano by Eckhart Sellheim. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1, Ashurst Auditorium
• Pianist Walter Cosand, playing ballades and etudes by Chopin. 3 p.m. Oct. 7, Ardrey Auditorium
• Boston Brass, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15, Ardrey Auditorium
• Violinist Hasse Borup, with pianist Heather Jeanne Conner, interpreting lyrical sonatas of Niels Gade. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Ardrey Auditorium
• Bro/Fowler Duo, playing new works for saxophone and cello, commissioned by top composers. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Ardrey Auditorium
• Pianist David Korevaar, playing Bach's Goldberg Variations. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Ardrey Auditorium
• Bannino-De Lisi-Saracino Trio, one piano, six hands. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, Ardrey Auditorium
• Steve Liesring, trumpet. 7:30 p.m. March 1, Ardrey Auditorium
• Soprano Eileen Strempel, with pianist Sylvie Beaudette, (In)Habitation: Musical Settings of Margaret Atwood Poetry featuring works by women composers, including NAU faculty member Judith Cloud. 7:30 p.m. March 8, Ardrey Auditorium

A series subscription is available for adults, $120; seniors (65 and older), $80; children (17 years and younger), $80; NAU students with ID, free. Single tickets are available for adults, $15; seniors, $10; children, $10; and NAU students with ID, free.

Tickets are available at the NAU Central Ticket Office in the University Union or by phone at (928) 523-5661.