April 17, 2015
For Immediate Release
By Jordan Snider, student news writer
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville University Orchestra, under the baton of Dr. J. Robert Gaddis, professor of music, will present its Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 21 at 8 p.m. in the Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins Ave., Campbellsville. The concert is free and open to the public.
This will be the final concert for Gaddis as he is retiring a the conclusion of this semester.
The program will include mostly sacred selections and selections with significant meaning to Gaddis. The orchestra will present “Fanfar for the Common Man for Brass and Percussion” by Aaron Copland; “Eiin’ Feste Burg” by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Concerto in D Major, K314 for Flute and Orchestra” by W. A. Mozart; “The Majesty and Glory of Your Name” by Tom Fettke, “O Magnum Mysterium” by Morten Lauridsen, “Komm, suesser Tod” by Johann Sebastian Bach, and “Romeo and Juliette” by P.I. Tchaikovsky.
Everyone is invited to the concert which is free of charge.
Campbellsville University is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 3,500 students offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 master’s degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight pre-professional programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.