MU Orchestra to Perform with Tenor Alok Kumar & Conductor Maksim Konarev

Classical works by varying composers will be masterfully presented by the Millersville University Chamber Ensemble and Orchestra on Friday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Winter Center. Pieces will include Borodin's Polovetsian Dances, a selection from Felix Mendelssohn, an aria from Puccini's opera Tosca, the famous La Donna e Mobile by Verdi, an Italian song by De Curtis--featuring New York City's tenor Alok Kumar--and Beethoven's great 5th Symphony, with its unofficial title "Fate Knocking at the Door." Also joining the orchestra will be guest conductor Maksim Konarev from Moscow, Russia. The Winter Center is located at 60 W. Cottage Avenue, Millersville.

The Millersville University Orchestra is a highly trained ensemble that strives to cultivate interdisciplinary connections, building a wide and varied audience. Dr. Vera Volchansky serves as the Orchestra Director, described by colleagues as a conductor of "impeccable taste." Dr. Volchansky has worked with orchestras and ensembles in Russia, Eastern Europe, and the United States.

Dr. Volchansky and the Orchestra are excited to host the internationally renowned tenor Alok Kumar, born in India and raised in upstate New York, who is known for his lead roles in the operas of Verdi, Puccini, and Bizet. He has performed roles such as the Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto, Don José from Carmen, Pinkerton in the excerpted love duet from Puccini's Madame Butterfly, and the tenor solo in the Thomas Cabaniss Cantata My Song is a Fire.

Kumar will also take the stage as a solo artist with a program including songs by Liszt, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Ware Center. More information about this event available at ArtsMU.com.

Tickets are $10 general admission and can be purchased online by visiting ArtsMU.com or by calling 717-871-7600. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Ticket Office located in the Student Memorial Center on Millersville's campus, or the Ware Center, located at 42 N. Prince Street, in Lancaster. Doors open one hour before each show for ticket sales, subject to availability. MU Student & Visiting Student (any age, any level) tickets are free with a valid ID at a ticket office location or at the door.

The Millersville University Visual and Performing Arts Season is made possible by support from Season Platinum Partner Rodgers & Associates and Gold Season Sponsors Aussie and the Fox and Hagelgans & Veronis, and Silver Season Sponsors Clipper Magazine, The Hotel Lancaster, 12:34 MicroTechnologies, and Weber Advertising. First Friday Music Stage is sponsored by Fine Living Lancaster. This season's Luminary Donors include Ann Barshinger, John & Susan Garofola, Mary Burton & Laurent Horne, Linda Holman Marcks, William McIlwaine, Peggy Neff, Mary Kearns & Jon Walker, and Paul & Judy Ware.