Thursday, April 24, 2014
Written by: University Communication and Marketing

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the UI Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.

The Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William LaRue Jones, director of orchestra studies in the UI School of Music, will perform the following selections:

  • Pomp and Circumstance Military March, Op. 39, No. 1 by Edward Elgar
  • Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 537, C minor by Johann S. Bach/Edward Elgar
  • Macbeth, TrV 163, Op. 23 by Richard Strauss
  • Concerto for Violoncello, Op. 85, E minor by Edward Elgar (Timothy Gill, cello)

The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra has been hailed as one of the finest university orchestras in the United States. In addition, this organization is one of the leaders in the premiering and promoting of new literature.

william larue jones
William LaRue Jones

Since 1997, Jones has been professor of music and director of orchestral studies and conductor of orchestras and opera at the UI. In 2011 he received the distinct honor of becoming a Collegiate Fellow in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His conducting schedule includes a wide array of professional, festival, collegiate, and student ensembles throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, ranging from the Minnesota Orchestra and the Minneapolis Pops to the Penang (Malaysia) Symphony, the Orquestra Sinfonica do Theatro da Paz (Belem, Brazil), the Antofagasta (Chile) Symphony, and the Symphony Orchestra of Lucerne (Switzerland).

Gill is principal cellist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta. He has also held the post of principal cellist with English National Opera.

The School of Music is part of the Division of Performing Arts in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, contact the School of Music in advance at 319-335-1603.

For a UI arts calendar and details about upcoming events visit the Arts Iowa website.