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VOL XXXVI • NO 51
Gretna Music sets concert, kids’ activities
G
retna Music will present the Ulysses Quartet in concert on Sunday, June 30, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will take place at the Mt. Gretna Playhouse, 200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mount Gretna. Founded in 2015, the Ulysses Quartet strives to perform and promote classical music from the past and present to expand understanding of the musical arts. The quartet consists of Christina Bouey and Rhiannon Banerdt on violin, Peter Dudek playing viola, and Grace Ho on cello. The upcoming program will feature works by woman composers of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E Minor, a string quartet by Germaine Tailleferre, and the String Quartet in B Minor by Teresa Carreño. The Ulysses Quartet will also perform “Wild Summer” by living female composer Joan Tower. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and there will be First Listen performance at 6:45 p.m., featuring pianist Daniel Huang. First Listen programs present local youths in free mini-concerts before the mainstage concerts.
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BY JEFF FALK
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Student named National Merit finalist, award winner
Lower Dauphin High School senior Abigail Foran was recently named a National Merit finalist and was awarded a National Merit $2,500 scholarship. Abigail, the daughter of Donna and Joseph Foran, was named Student of the Month for being active in her school and community. She is active in Lower Dauphin’s theater program, performing in all four fall plays, spring musicals and Dramapalooza events during her career. As a senior, she played Queen Elizabeth I in the play
“Love, Liz” and was Cinderella in the musical “Into the Woods.” She earned an Apollo award her junior year and had another Apollo nomination and an honorable mention. She is also nominated for this year’s musical as outstanding leading actress. She is a four-year member of the school’s choir program and has advanced to both district and regional honor choirs and serves as a student-intern in the middle school choir program this year. Abigail is the president and a four-year member of both the See Student pg 2
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Additionally, the Ulysses Quartet will participate in two events in the kids’ music program GM4K. Both events are free and will take place in the Hall of Philosophy, 212 Gettysburg Ave., Mount Gretna. On Saturday, June 29, at 2 p.m., “Around the World” will offer an opportunity for children to explore music from different parts of the world. Participants will be introduced to the concepts of rhythm, harmony, and style, along with string techniques, and they will learn about a variety of composers. This event is recommended for kids in grades four through eight. The quartet will also be featured in “Animal Friends” on Monday, July 1, at 10 a.m. Children will learn about animal sounds and characters in music from different eras using concepts of texture and stringed instrument characteristics and techniques. This event is recommended for those in kindergarten through fourth grade. To purchase tickets to the concert and for more details, call 717-361-1508 or visit www.gretnamusic.org.