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At the Five Colleges, each music department has its own identity, its own range of offerings, and a particular emphasis that sets it apart. A variety of special cooperative arrangements among the departments give students access to their combined faculties, courses, music libraries, and guest artists. Departmental concerts and recitals, coupled with joint concerts and residencies, ensure a lively calendar of musical events and furnish a remarkable array of resources for the study and performance of music of every period and style.
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COMING SOON!! FIVE COLLEGE OPERAS

The Five College Opera Project of the Five College music and theater departments is hosted every three years by one of the institutions. The next production, Henry Purcell's Dido & Aeneas and Kurt Weill's Seven Deadly Sins, will be fully costumed and staged, with full orchestra, February 26 - March 1, 2009 at Rooke Theatre, Mount Holyoke College. Intensive Rehearsals begin Jan-term 2009 and will continue in February on evenings and weekends. Need more information?
The UMass Amherst Opera Workshop presents operatic repertoire in a staged and costumed workshop format each spring in Bezanson Recital Hall in The Fine Arts Center at UMass. The May 2009 production will include two one-act operas: Signor Deluso by Thomas Pasatieri, and Riders to the Sea by Vaughan Williams. The course is open to all and may be taken for credit. The class meets in the spring semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6:00 p.m. Need more information?

FOUR OPERAS, ONE AUDITION!
Friday, October 3, 3-6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 4, 1-4:00 p.m.

Bezanson Recital Hall, Fine Arts Center
UMass Amherst
We provide the accompanist; you provide clear copies of your selections.

Interested in chorus only? Prepare one solo in English. Interested in solo roles? Prepare two pieces--at least one in English and at least one aria. Singers interested in the role of Dido [Purcell] should prepare this DIDO EXCERPT. Those interested in the role of Anna I [Weill] should prepare this ANNA EXCERPT.

Auditions:To schedule an audition, submit your preferred audition times and part to fcopera@fivecolleges.edu.
For any questions, please email fcopera@fivecolleges.edu.


Music Departments on the Campuses Amherst College 224 Arms Music Center (413)-542-2364 Hampshire College Music Dance Building (413)-559-5361/(413)-559-5622 Mount Holyoke College Pratt Hall, Room 208 (413)-538-2306 Smith College Sage Hall (413)-585-3150 University Fine Arts Center (413)-545-2227	Home Page At the Five Colleges, each music department has its own identity, its own range of offerings, and a particular emphasis that sets it apart. A variety of special cooperative arrangements among the departments give students access to their combined faculties, courses, music libraries, and guest artists. Departmental concerts and recitals, coupled with joint concerts and residencies, ensure a lively calendar of musical events and furnish a remarkable array of resources for the study and performance of music of every period and style. * * * * * * COMING SOON!! FIVE COLLEGE OPERAS The Five College Opera Project of the Five College music and theater departments is hosted every three years by one of the institutions. The next production, Henry Purcell's Dido & Aeneas and Kurt Weill's Seven Deadly Sins, will be fully costumed and staged, with full orchestra, February 26 - March 1, 2009 at Rooke Theatre, Mount Holyoke College. Intensive Rehearsals begin Jan-term 2009 and will continue in February on evenings and weekends. Need more information? The UMass Amherst Opera Workshop presents operatic repertoire in a staged and costumed workshop format each spring in Bezanson Recital Hall in The Fine Arts Center at UMass. The May 2009 production will include two one-act operas: Signor Deluso by Thomas Pasatieri, and Riders to the Sea by Vaughan Williams. The course is open to all and may be taken for credit. The class meets in the spring semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6:00 p.m. Need more information? FOUR OPERAS, ONE AUDITION! Friday, October 3, 3-6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4, 1-4:00 p.m. Bezanson Recital Hall, Fine Arts Center UMass Amherst We provide the accompanist; you provide clear copies of your selections. Interested in chorus only? Prepare one solo in English. Interested in solo roles? Prepare two pieces--at least one in English and at least one aria. Singers interested in the role of Dido [Purcell] should prepare this DIDO EXCERPT. Those interested in the role of Anna I [Weill] should prepare this ANNA EXCERPT. Auditions:To schedule an audition, submit your preferred audition times and part to fcopera@fivecolleges.edu. For any questions, please email fcopera@fivecolleges.edu.