Senior to Give Voice Recital April 28

Ariel Mickle, a senior elementary education and music major, will give her senior recital Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at Wallace Memorial Chapel.

The soprano will perform: Schubert's "Ave Maria;" Faure's "Pie Jesu" from Requiem, which will be accompanied on the organ by Craig Dressler, a sophomore music performance major from Erie; Malotte's "The Lord's Prayer;" Handel's "Come Unto Him" from The Messiah; Debussy's "Beau Soir;" Quilter's "Love's Philosophy;" Head's "Sweet Chance That Lead My Steps Abroad;" Brahms' "Zigeunerlieder;" and "Menotti's "O Black Swan."  Jeff Wachter, an adjunct Westminster faculty member, will serve as her piano accompanist.

While at Westminster, Mickle has sung the role of Gretel in the Opera, Hansel and Gretel, as well as Musetta in a segment performed from Puccini's La Boheme.  She was also a featured soloist in a similar production, When the Lights Go Down.  Mickle is a member of two Westminster auditioned choirs, the Concert Choir and the Chamber Singers.  She served as assistant musical director for Children of Eden and musical director for Godspell, presented as two Westminster Chapel Dramas.  She is also a member of Westminster's Gospel Choir and the student chapel staff, and serves as a representative on the College's Civic Engagement Task Force.

Mickle is a daughter of Ruth and the late Bradley Mickle, Warren, PA, and a graduate of Warren Area High School.

The event is free and open to the public.  Contact the Westminster College Music Department at (724) 946-7270 for more information.

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