UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 26, Page 4
April 8, 1993
Contemporary Players in concert

     The University's Performing Arts Series will present the SMS
Contemporary Players in concert at 8 tonight in the Loudis Recital Hall of
the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.
     The Contemporary Players are the Settlement Music School's touring
ensemble of professional musicians dedicated to performing new and rarely
heard contemporary music, with an emphasis on works by Philadelphia
composers.
     The program will feature the world premier of Planctus, an oboe and
harp work by Jan Krzywicki, professor of music theory at Temple University
and a well-known pianist, conductor and composer.
     Also featured will be the second performance of Trio 4  by Robert
Capanna, a member of the ensemble.
     In addition, the program will include Four Sacred Songs  by James
Primosch and Chamber Music  for soprano, clarinet, cello and harp by
Luciano Berio.
     Founded in 1908, Settlement Music School is now the largest community
arts school in the country.
     At locations in Germantown, Jenkintown, northeast, south and west
Philadelphia, the school provides 6,000 students with professional music,
voice and dance instruction regardless of age, background or ability to
pay.
     Tickets for the University concert are $8 for the general public, $5
for University faculty, staff and senior citizens and free to University
students. For reservations, call 831-2204.
     The performance is made possible by a grant through the Meet the
Composer/Philadelphia Music Project supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts.