FLORENCE CAMERATA TO KICK OFF FINE ARTS FESTIVAL APRIL 29

April 17, 2008

FLORENCE, Ala. – The Florence Camerata, the Shoals area’s premier community chorus, will kick off the 2008 Fine Arts Festival at 7:30 p.m. April 29. Its concert, “How Sweet the Sound,” will be performed at The Church of the Good Shepherd on the corner of Darby Drive and Cloyd Boulevard.

Tickets will be available at the door. Prices are $10 for adults and $7 for students.

The Camerata, under the direction of UNA music professor Ian Loeppky, will feature a variety of familiar and new spirituals, hymns and gospel music that have become a rich part of musical history. The show will conclude the Camerata’s second season.

Other events of the 2008 Fine Arts Festival include UNA Sings, featuring UNA alumna Eleanor McClellan, May 1, and a concert by the Shoals Symphony at UNA May 4.

For more information, visit www.una.edu and click the UNA Sings/2008 Fine Arts Festival logo, or call 256-765-4201 or e-mail alumni1@una.edu.

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