Kaohsiung American School String Orchestra to perform at UMaine March 30
The Kaohsiung American School (KAS) String Orchestra will perform at the University of Maine on March 30.
The 7:30 p.m. performance in Minsky Recital Hall also will feature the University of Maine Orchestra.
Pieces to be performed include “Flight of The Bumblebee” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, “Marche Slav” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, “Russian Sailor’s Dance” by Reinhold Gliere, and Joseph Haydn’s “Symphony 104” with UMaine Orchestra.
The concert is free and open to the public. The Office of International Affairs is a co-sponsor of the School of Performing Arts event.
The group of about 20 high school students is conducted by Julia Chen, who began teaching at KAS in 2007. While visiting UMaine, KAS musicians will tour campus, meet professors and current students, and practice with the UMaine Orchestra.
KAS is a private, nonprofit, co-educational PreK–12 institution in Kaohsiung, Taiwan offering an American, college preparatory program leading to a U.S. high school diploma.
The visit was initiated by Thomas Farrell, the superintendent emeritus of KAS and a UMaine alumnus.
For more information or to request a disability accommodation, email Beth Wiemann, bwiemann@maine.edu or Mariah Hughes, mariah.hughes@maine.edu.