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A Musical Journey of the French Horn Presented at Ramapo College

(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)April 1, 2005

(Mahwah) – Out of the Forest and into the Concert Hall: A Musical Journey of the French Horn” will be presented Sunday, May 1 at 3 p.m. in the York Room on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. The performance is part of the College’s York Room Salon Series.

Lisa Pike on French horn and Elizabeth Rogers on piano will trace the development of the horn as it evolved from a tool used in the hunt to a magnificent instrument for composition. The works selected for the performance include Schumann, Dauprat and Amram.

Pike and Rogers have been performing together for the past fifteen years. They gave weekly performances for rescue workers and volunteers at St. Paul’s Chapel at Ground Zero after 9/11.

Tickets for Out of the Forest and into the Concert Hall” are $10 and include refreshments. The York Room is located in the Birch Mansion of Ramapo College of New Jersey. For more information call 201.684.7844.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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