Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006
Ariel Mickle, a senior elementary education and music major, will give her senior recital Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at Wallace Memorial Chapel.
The soprano will perform: Schubert's "Ave Maria;" Faure's "Pie Jesu" from Requiem, which will be accompanied on the organ by Craig Dressler, a sophomore music performance major from Erie; Malotte's "The Lord's Prayer;" Handel's "Come Unto Him" from The Messiah; Debussy's "Beau Soir;" Quilter's "Love's Philosophy;" Head's "Sweet Chance That Lead My Steps Abroad;" Brahms' "Zigeunerlieder;" and "Menotti's "O Black Swan." Jeff Wachter, an adjunct ¾¨Ó㴫ý faculty member, will serve as her piano accompanist.
While at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, Mickle has sung the role of Gretel in the Opera, Hansel and Gretel, as well as Musetta in a segment performed from Puccini's La Boheme. She was also a featured soloist in a similar production, When the Lights Go Down. Mickle is a member of two ¾¨Ó㴫ý auditioned choirs, the Concert Choir and the Chamber Singers. She served as assistant musical director for Children of Eden and musical director for Godspell, presented as two ¾¨Ó㴫ý Chapel Dramas. She is also a member of ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Gospel Choir and the student chapel staff, and serves as a representative on the College's Civic Engagement Task Force.
Mickle is a daughter of Ruth and the late Bradley Mickle, Warren, PA, and a graduate of Warren Area High School.
The event is free and open to the public. Contact the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Music Department at (724) 946-7270 for more information.
