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Voice students at Stephen F. Austin State University rehearse a scene from Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” as part of the School of Music’s 2022 Opera Theater production. One-act operas “Gianni Schicchi” and “Gallantry: A Soap Opera” by Douglas Moore, along with the chorus scene “Stomp Your Foot” from “The Tender Land” by Aaron Copland, are the featured works to be presented at 7:30 nightly Thursday through Saturday, March 31 through April 2, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, visit finearts.sfasu.edu or call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407. For more information about the opera, contact the School of Music at (936) 468-4602.

The Trombone Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform along with smaller ensembles, including trombone quartets and an octet, on a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The choir is directed by Dr. Deb Scott, professor of trombone in the School of music, and Luke Vacca, adjunct professor. The program features “Suite for Trombones” by Michael Hennagin and “Zenith” by James C. Edwards. “Zenith” will be performed by the SFA Octet as the students prepare for an invited performance of the work at the International Trombone Festival on July 14 in Conway, Arkansas. Edwards composed “Zenith” in 1981, and it is dedicating it to Scott’s first trombone professor, Robert Deahl, who was a professor at Texas Tech University. Donations are being accepted to help defray the octet’s travel expenses to the festival.

The 20-member group will also perform the trombone choir standard, “Canzona for 8 Trombones” by Walter Hartley.

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.