Westminster Music Education Major to Give Senior Lecture

Daphne Cortes, a senior music education major from Nazareth, will give her senior lecture recital Saturday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall located in the Hoyt Science Resources Center.

 "The topic of this presentation is a comparative analysis of the gigues from Johann Sebastian Bach's unaccompanied violoncello suites," Cortes said.

 Cortes is a daughter of Carlos and Candida Cortes, and a graduate of Nazareth Area High School.  She performs in the Westminster College Orchestra, String Chamber Ensemble, Bell Choir, and Marching band as a clarinetist.  She participates in the Pennsylvania Collegiate Music Educators Association, Lambda Sigma, Sigma Delta Pi, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Sigma Pi, Newman Club, and the Scrawl.

 The event is free and open to the public.  For more information, contact the Westminster College Department of Music at (724) 946-7270.

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