UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 36, Page 4
June 30, 1994
Cape Concert to open Summer Arts Fest July 9

     The thrill of live music, brilliant fireworks and booming cannons
will combine again this year as the Delaware Symphony Orchestra
presents its annual University By The Sea Summer Arts Festival in
Lewes.
     The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m., Saturday, July 9, outdoors
on the grounds of the Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes.
     Rain date is Sunday, July 10, at the same time and location. If
inclement weather threatens, call 645-4100 for a weather advisory.
     Stephen Gunzenhauser, music director, will conduct and soprano
Marie Robinson, associate professor of music at the University, will
be the featured guest artist.
     The Lancaster Cannon Company will fire its 16 vintage cannons
during the playing of the 1812 Overture, and a fireworks spectacular
will close the program.
     A pre-symphony concert by the Sin City Band will begin at 5:30
p.m., and audience members are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs
and plan to pack a picnic or purchase dinner on the grounds.
     Advance tickets are $5 for children ages 7-17 and $10 for adults.
At the door, tickets will be $7 for children and $12 for adults.
     There is no charge for children under the age of 7.
     Advance tickets may be purchased at University of Delaware
offices located at 4 The Green, Dover; the Higher Education Building
on Route 9 in Georgetown; or at the Virden Center, 700 Pilottown Rd.,
Lewes.
     Ticket may be ordered by mail by sending a check, payable to the
University of Delaware, to: University of Delaware, Higher Education
Building, P.O. Box 660, Georgetown, DE 19947. Include a $3 charge for
mailing and handling with all orders.
     Tickets also may be ordered over the telephone with a charge card
by calling 855-1620.
     Special patron seating also is available. For more information,
call 855-1620 or 735-8200.
     For more information on the Cape Concert or other performances
scheduled in the University's Summer Arts Festival, call 855-1620.
     The Summer Arts Festival is sponsored by the University's Office
of Alumni and University Relations. The symphony performance is
sponsored by the PNC Bank, and the fireworks finale is sponsored by
WBOC-TV.
     The Delaware Symphony Orchestra is the only fully professional
orchestra in the state. Directed since 1979 by Stephen Gunzenhauser,
the symphony presents more than 50 concerts each season from October
through May. Serving all of Delaware and surrounding areas, the
orchestra, which performs for some 50,000 persons a year, is
classified as a regional orchestra and has an annual budget of $1.5
million.
     The symphony has performed in New York and Washington, D.C., and
toured Portugal in 1986. Its repertoire includes classical master
works, 1950s rock 'n' roll, spirited Sousa marches, lively jazz and
enchanting chamber works.
     Gunzenhauser became conductor and music director in 1979. As he
celebrates his 16th year, he is known for developing "The Delaware
Sound," characterized by its intensity and vitality.
     He is a sought-after guest conductor, and in recent seasons has
conducted orchestras in Italy, Germany, Austria, Canada,
Czechoslovakia, England, Ireland, Korea and Portugal.
     Gunzenhauser has conducted and recorded with Eastern bloc
orchestras and his 1988 recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 with
the Slovak Philharmonic was the top-selling Tchaikovsky recording in
Moscow.
     Additionally, Gunzenhauser has recorded more than 35 compact
discs for the HNH International Music Co. He is the recipient of the
University of Delaware's Medal of Distinction and in 1990 was
appointed Delaware's First Cultural Ambassador.
     Soprano Marie Robinson, associate professor of music, joined the
faculty in 1989.
     She made her operatic debut in 1974 as Aida with the Graz Opera,
where she was principal soloist for three years.
     During her tenure at Graz, she was hailed by critics as the
finest Tosca of her generation.
     Internationally she has performed in Frankfurt, Berlin, Prague,
Kassell, Zurich and went on a tour of Japan with the Duetsche
Staatsoper Berlin. She also was principal soloist for five years with
the Nationaltheatre in Mannheim.
     Robinson's repertoire includes 33 major roles.
     She has appeared with 42 companies in Eastern and Western Europe,
as well as in South America.
     In the United States, she has performed with the Michigan Opera
Theatre, and the Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo amd Omaha operas.
     Robinson earned her doctorate in music from Florida State
University, where she studied with Elena Nikolaidi and Yvonne
Cianella.