[NEohioPAL]Conservatory Musicians on Benefit Tour for Alzheimer's Association
Marci Janas
Marci.Janas at oberlin.edu
Thu May 4 09:04:01 PDT 2006
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Media Contact Only:
Marci Janas, Director of Conservatory Media Relations
440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Student Musicians from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Embark on=20
Benefit Tour for the Alzheimer=92s Association
<Editors please note: a complete tour schedule is included.>
OBERLIN, OHIO (May 4, 2006) =97 The contemporary classical music =
ensemble=20
Reach Fusion is taking to the road this month in an effort to help the=20=
Alzheimer=92s Association. The student group=92s One Small Step tour =
will=20
cover five northern Ohio cities =97 Akron, Bucyrus, Cleveland, Lorain,=20=
and Oberlin =97 and concludes with a concert in Quincy, Illinois.
Reach Fusion includes violist Anne Ristorcelli =9207 of =
Gardnerville,=20
Nevada, a student of Professor of Viola Peter Slowik; pianist SeungKu=20
Lee =9206 of Pusan, South Korea, a student of Professor of Piano Sanford=20=
Margolis; and percussionists Michael Lehman =9206 of Akron, Ohio, and=20
Aaron Williams =9207 of Quincy, Illinois, both of whom study with=20
Professor of Percussion Michael Rosen.
Formed within the past year, Reach Fusion is rapidly making a name for=20=
itself through its commitment to social involvement. =93My grandmother=20=
was diagnosed with Alzheimer=92s disease in 2005,=94 says Lehman. =
=93That=92s=20
when I was first inspired to help the Alzheimer=92s Association. I=20
organized a benefit concert last year that raised more than $2,500 for=20=
the association. With this tour, we hope to build upon the success of=20
this past achievement.=94
In addition to its eclectic selection of music, Reach Fusion =
brings a=20
unique blend of personalities and an unmatched passion for music to=20
each performance. The core of the group=92s percussive sound comes from=20=
its energetic use of the marimba and vibraphone, which is featured on=20
Anders Koppel=92s Toccata and will be performed by Lehman and Williams.=20=
Lee will then join them for two trios=97Bob Becker=92s Prisoners of the=20=
Image Factory and the rhythmically driving Happy Tachyons by New=20
Zealand composer John Psathas =97 before performing B=E9la Bart=F3k=92s =
classic=20
Piano Sonata. Ristorcelli will join Williams in Recitative II, a duo by=20=
Leonie Holmes, also of New Zealand. The program will conclude with Paul=20=
Hindemith=92s stirring Trauermusik. Alzheimer=92s disease is a =
progressive=20
brain disorder that gradually destroys a person=92s memory and ability =
to=20
learn, reason, make judgments, communicate, and carry out daily=20
activities. An estimated 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer=92s=20
disease. The One Small Step tour will seek to raise money and increase=20=
awareness to aid the Alzheimer=92s Association in its efforts to not =
only=20
improve the lives of those affected by the disease and but also to=20
ultimately conquer it. Reach Fusion has collaborated with the=20
Alzheimer=92s Association chapter in each city where it will perform. As=20=
part of this collaboration, a representative from the Alzheimer=92s=20
Association will be present at each free, public concert to collect=20
goodwill donations and to share information about recent advancements=20
in research. Donations from each concert will benefit local families=20
and programming as well as the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research=20
Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
The first concert takes place Sunday, May 14, 2006, at 2 p.m. in=20=
Warner Concert Hall at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 77 West=20
College Street, in Oberlin, Ohio.
For additional information about Reach Fusion and the One Small =
Step=20
tour, please contact ReachFusion at yahoo.com or call Michael Lehman at=20
330-256-3668. To make a donation to the Alzheimer=92s Association, =
please=20
contact your local Alzheimer=92s Association chapter or email the group=20=
at ReachFusion at yahoo.com.
Reach Fusion=92s One Small Step Benefit Tour
for the Alzheimer=92s Association
OHIO
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Warner Concert Hall, 2 p.m.
Oberlin Conservatory
77 W. College St.
Oberlin, Ohio
440-775-6933
Friday, May 19, 2006
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 p.m.
603 Washington Ave.
Lorain, Ohio
440-244-6289
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Antioch Baptist Church, 7 p.m.
8869 Cedar Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio
216-421-1516
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Akron-Summit County Public Library, 2 p.m.
60 South High St.
Akron, Ohio
330-643-9072
Monday, May 22, 2006
First United Methodist Church, 7 p.m.
227 South Walnut St.
Bucyrus, Ohio
419-562-5449
ILLINOIS
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium, 7 p.m.
John Wood Community College
1301 South 48th St.
Quincy, Ill.
217-641-4206
###
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu=
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</fontfamily><flushright><underline><smaller>Media Contact Only:
</smaller></underline><smaller>Marci Janas, Director of Conservatory
Media Relations
440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell);
=
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFC</param>marci.janas at oberlin.edu</co=
lor></underline>
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</flushright><underline>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:=20
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</bold><center><bold><bigger>Student Musicians from the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music Embark on Benefit Tour for the Alzheimer=92s
Association</bigger>
</bold><<Editors please note: a complete tour schedule is =
included.><italic><x-tad-smaller>
</x-tad-smaller></italic></center>OBERLIN, OHIO (May 4, 2006) =97 The
contemporary classical music ensemble Reach Fusion is taking to the
road this month in an effort to help the Alzheimer=92s Association. The
student group=92s <italic>One Small Step</italic> tour will cover five
northern Ohio cities =97 Akron, Bucyrus, Cleveland, Lorain, and Oberlin
=97 and concludes with a concert in Quincy, Illinois.
Reach Fusion
includes<fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param><smaller> =
</smaller></fontfamily>violist<fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param><smaller>
</smaller></fontfamily>Anne Ristorcelli =9207 of Gardnerville, Nevada, a
student of Professor of Viola Peter Slowik; pianist SeungKu Lee =9206 of
Pusan, South Korea, a student of Professor of Piano Sanford Margolis;
and percussionists Michael Lehman =9206 of Akron, Ohio, and Aaron
Williams =9207 of Quincy, Illinois, both of whom study with Professor of
Percussion Michael Rosen.
Formed within the past year, Reach Fusion is rapidly making a name for
itself through its commitment to social involvement. =93My grandmother
was diagnosed with Alzheimer=92s disease in 2005,=94 says Lehman. =
=93That=92s
when I was first inspired to help the Alzheimer=92s Association. I
organized a benefit concert last year that raised more than $2,500 for
the association. With this tour, we hope to build upon the success of
this past achievement.=94
In addition to its eclectic selection of music, Reach Fusion =
brings a
unique blend of personalities and an unmatched passion for music to
each performance. The core of the group=92s percussive sound comes from
its energetic use of the marimba and vibraphone, which is featured on
Anders Koppel=92s <italic>Toccata</italic> and will be performed by
Lehman and Williams. Lee will then join them for two trios=97Bob
Becker=92s <italic>Prisoners of the Image Factory</italic> and the
rhythmically driving <italic>Happy Tachyons</italic> by New Zealand
composer John Psathas =97 before performing B=E9la Bart=F3k=92s classic
<italic>Piano Sonata</italic>. Ristorcelli will join Williams in
<italic>Recitative II</italic>, a duo by Leonie Holmes, also of New
Zealand. The program will conclude with Paul Hindemith=92s stirring
<italic>Trauermusik</italic>. Alzheimer=92s disease is a progressive
brain disorder
that<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>221F,221F,221F</param> =
</color></fontfamily><color><param>221F,221F,221F</param>gradually
destroys a person=92s memory and ability to learn, reason, make
judgments, communicate, and carry out daily
activities.<fontfamily><param>Arial</param> </fontfamily>An estimated
4.5 million</color> Americans have Alzheimer=92s disease. The
<italic>One Small Step </italic>tour will seek to raise money and
increase awareness to aid the Alzheimer=92s Association in its efforts
to not only improve the lives of those affected by the disease and but
also to ultimately conquer it. Reach Fusion has collaborated with the
Alzheimer=92s Association chapter in each city where it will perform. As
part of this collaboration, a representative from the Alzheimer=92s
Association will be present at each free, public concert to collect
goodwill donations and to share information about recent advancements
in research. Donations from each concert will benefit local families
and programming as well as the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research
Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
The first concert takes place Sunday, May 14, 2006, at 2 p.m. in
Warner Concert Hall at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 77 West
College Street, in Oberlin, Ohio.=20
For additional information about Reach Fusion and the =
<italic>One
Small Step</italic> tour, please contact
=
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFC</param>ReachFusion at yahoo.com</colo=
r></underline>
or call Michael Lehman at 330-256-3668. To make a donation to the
Alzheimer=92s Association, please contact your local Alzheimer=92s
Association chapter or email the group at
=
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFC</param>ReachFusion at yahoo.com</colo=
r></underline>.=20
<center><bold><bigger>Reach Fusion=92s <italic>One Small Step</italic>
Benefit Tour=20
for the Alzheimer=92s Association</bigger>
<fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param><smaller>
</smaller>
</fontfamily></bold></center><bold>OHIO
Sunday, May 14, 2006
</bold>Warner Concert Hall, 2 p.m.<bold>
</bold>Oberlin Conservatory=20
77 W. College St.
<bold>Oberlin</bold>, Ohio
440-775-6933
<bold>Friday, May 19, 2006
</bold>First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 p.m.
603 Washington Ave.
<bold>Lorain</bold>, Ohio
440-244-6289
<bold>Saturday, May 20, 2006
</bold>Antioch Baptist Church, 7 p.m.
8869 Cedar Ave.<bold>
Cleveland</bold>, Ohio
216-421-1516
<bold>Sunday, May 21, 2006
</bold>Akron-Summit County Public Library, 2 p.m.
60 South High St.
<bold>Akron</bold>, Ohio
330-643-9072
<bold>Monday, May 22, 2006
</bold>First United Methodist Church, 7 p.m.
227 South Walnut St.
<bold>Bucyrus</bold>, Ohio
419-562-5449
<bold>ILLINOIS
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
</bold>Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium, 7 p.m.
John Wood Community College=20
1301 South 48th St.
<bold>Quincy</bold>, Ill.
217-641-4206
<center><bold>
</bold>###
</center>
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</center>
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu=
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