Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009
¾¨Ó㴫ý music performance major Kimberly Hasara will present her senior capstone recital Sunday, May 3, at 1 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.
Hasara is a daughter of James and Karen Hasara of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Avonworth High School.
The program covers a variety of musical styles, including classical, opera, and an arrangement of jazz tunes.
While at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, Hasara participates in Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Opera ¾¨Ó㴫ý, Mu Phi Epsilon music honor society, Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society, and is a teacher with the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Music Intern Teaching Program.
During her freshman year, she placed first in the Concerto and Aria competition, earning her an opportunity to sing with the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Orchestra. She participated in the junior and senior divisions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition at West Virginia University and at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, where she placed first.
Hasara is from the studio of Dr. Anne Hagan Bentz, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of music.
She will be accompanied for the recital by Jeff Wachter, ¾¨Ó㴫ý adjunct music faculty and arranger. She will be assisted by ¾¨Ó㴫ý students Danette Nelson and James Scanga.
Nelson, a senior international politics major, is a daughter of Kevin and Denise Nelson of Erie and a graduate of Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy.
Scanga, a senior music education major, is a son of James and Kimberly Scanga of Sharpsville and a graduate of Kennedy Catholic High School.
Contact ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Department of Music at (724) 946-7270 for additional information.
