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The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre’s presentation of the student-directed one-act play “In Shakespeare and the Bible,” originally slated for Feb. 4 and 5, has been rescheduled for March 18 and 19.

The play had to be rescheduled due to the campus closure on Feb. 4 in expectation of inclement weather.

Thornton Wilder’s “In Shakespeare and the Bible” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, in Regents Suite A in the Baker Pattillo Student Center on the SFA campus.

Tickets are $4. To purchase tickets, visit the SFA Fine Arts Box Office online at boxoffice.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407. Advanced sales end at 3 p.m. on March 18. Available tickets may be purchased at the door.

Tickets already purchased for one of the Feb. 4-5 performances will be transferred to the new performance dates. Tickets may be switched to a different day or time, a different event, or be refunded. Contact the Fine Arts Box Office for details.

For more information about the play, call the School of Theatre at (936) 468-4003 or visit theatre.sfasu.edu.

The Symphony Orchestra at Stephen F. Austin State University will present Ludwig van Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and other noted orchestral compositions when the student ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Conducted by Dr. Gregory Grabowski, director of orchestral activities at SFA, the orchestra will also perform Johannes Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture” and Bedřich Smetana’s “The Moldau.” Guest artists performing with the students include music faculty members Jennifer Dalmas, violin; Evgeni Raychev, cello; and James Pitts, piano.

The main connection between all three works is that they are all classic Romantic era pieces, according to Grabowski.

“Brahms uses themes that are reminiscent of academia that he actually takes from college drinking songs,” Grabowski said. “‘The Moldau’ is a symphonic poem about the Vltava River from its source in the mountains of the Bohemian Forest, through the Czech countryside, to the city of Prague. ”

Grabowski explained that Beethoven, who “normally composed heroic brilliance with motivic development and transformation,” wrote the Triple Concerto quite differently.

“‘The Triple’ is more about lyric elaboration,” he said. “Beethoven uses beautiful themes that go between the three soloists individually and as an ensemble.”

Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.

The School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University will host Pineywoods Horn Day 2022 Saturday, Feb. 19, in Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

The all-day event will feature a presentation by and master class with Nacogdoches native and SFA alumnus John Dickson, along with clinics and sessions with Dr. Tamey Anglley, director of bands at SFA; Dr. Andrea Denis, assistant professor of horn at SFA; and noted horn instructors Karen Houghton and Janet Nye.

Dickson is known for his compositions for and performances in film, television and the recording industries as well as performing with such artists as Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Seth MacFarlane and Ray Charles. He has received numerous awards for his work on the hit TV show “Burn Notice,” composed for the film “XXX,” and has been part of projects that earned Emmy and Grammy awards and multiple film festival distinctions.

The day’s activities will conclude with a horn choir and ensemble concert at 4:30 p.m. that is free and open to the public. Pineywoods Horn Day is sponsored by Houghton Horns.

Registration is still open at $20 per person. For information, contact the School of Music at (936) 468-4602 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu/events.