Westminster Junior Music Performance Major to Give Recital

Rachel Varine, a junior music performance major at Westminster College, will give a recital Saturday, April 3, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.

Accompanied by adjunct professor Jeff Wachter, Varine's program includes Handel's "Rejoice Greatly" from The Messiah, Purcell's "Music for a While, Liszt's "O quande je dors" Debussy's "Nuit de'etoile" and Marx's "Und Gestern hat er mir Rosen gebracht."  After intermission Varine will continue with Puccini's "Signore ascolta!" from Turandot, Offenbach's "Elle fui la tourtorelle" from The Tales of Hoffman, and Sondheim's "Green Finch and Linnet Bird from Sweeney Todd.  Her final selection, Bernstein's "Dream with Me" will be accompanied by Heidi Abel, a junior music education major from Westminster, Colo., on the viola.

Varine is a daughter of John and Gail Varine from Vandergrift, and a graduate of Leechburg Area High School.  Varine is a member of the Westminster Concert Choir and Chamber Singers.  During her time at Westminster, she has performed in four musicals and two operas, playing the role of Suzanne in Suzanne's Secret and Gretel in Hansel and Gretel. 

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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