November 5, 2012 (Jackson) - Amanda Smith Roberts and Jonathan Roberts of The Stardust Duo will perform in the third installment of the Preston Chamber Music Series at Belhaven University.
This exciting concert on Tuesday, November 6 will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. The husband and wife violin/piano duo have been performing together since 2008 and specialize in performing not only standard classical repertoire, but also works that incorporate popular styles such as jazz and blues.
The duo's upcoming program will feature works by Johannes Brahms, William Grant Still, Astor Piazzolla, Mark O'Connor, and a recent commission from Michael Annicchiarico based on Hoagy Carmichael's jazz tune Stardust.
Tickets are $10 for general admission. All Belhaven faculty, staff, students and immediate family are free. The doors open at 7 p.m.
This is just one of the many exciting events from Belhaven's School of the Arts. Check out Arts Ablaze for plays, dance and music concerts, poetry readings, gallery exhibits and more happening this year.
Belhaven University stands among select Christian colleges and universities and has been repeatedly named one of “America's 100 Best College Buys." The University offers 30 academic majors across a full spectrum of disciplines as well as a variety of graduate programs. In addition, Belhaven has achieved the distinction of being among only 30 universities nationally accredited in each of the major arts - music, theatre, visual art and dance. All programs are taught from a Christian worldview perspective and are guided by the mission to prepare students academically and spiritually to serve Christ Jesus in their careers, in human relationships, and in the world of ideas.
Belhaven University serves over 3,700 students offering undergraduate and graduate degrees on its residential campus, an online degree program, and graduate and adult degree programs in Jackson, Memphis, Orlando, Houston, Chattanooga, and Atlanta.