Washington Adventist University Music Students Travel the Globe in Australia Tour 2015

Featuring Performances by New England Youth Ensemble and Columbia Collegiate Chorale

Takoma Park, MD (June 19, 2015) Washington Adventist University’s Music Department is sponsoring Australia Tour 2015, featuring performances by students in the university’s New England Youth Ensemble and Columbia Collegiate Chorale. The students departed the Takoma Park campus on June 15 for a first stop in Melbourne, Australia, where they held a morning concert today at Edinburgh College, and will perform again on June 20 in an evening concert at Wantirna Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Student musicians who will be performing on the tour include: Atecia Edwards and Courtney Tooley on flute; Vanessa Baioni, Geofery Cua, Alexander Marte, Jonathan Emerson, Johanna Emerson, and Emilie Flores on violin; Richy Flores, Alexandra Coleman and Christy Kawar on cello; Brianna Clemons and Kerstin Smith on viola; Andre Darvasan-Stanciu on piano; and Valerie Neyra on clarinet.

Performances will continue through June on the following dates and locations: June 21 in Canberra at South Canberra Seventh-day Adventist Church; June 22 in Burradoo, New South Wales at the Anglican Church of St. Simon and St. Jude’s; June 23 in Sydney at Wahroonga Seventh-day Adventist Church; June 24 in Avondale at Avondale College Seventh-day Adventist Church; June 25 in Port Macquarie at the Port Macquarie Seventh-day Adventist Church; on June 26 in Murwillumbah at the Murwillumbah Seventh-day Adventist Church. The final performances on Australia Tour 2015 will be held on June 27 in Brisbane, Queensland with a morning performance at Springwood Seventh-day Adventist Church and an evening performance at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral.

Sightseeing and rehearsals are scheduled throughout the tour, along with a farewell dinner in Sydney on June 30. The group will depart Australia on July 1 for San Antonio, Texas in time to perform at the 60th session of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which will be held July 2-11. Student bassoonist Sonali Songh will join the musical group for performances in San Antonio. Check the broadcast schedule and watch the General Conference Session live. The Washington Adventist University students will perform on Thursday, July 2, from 5 to 6 p.m., and on July 4 at 11 a.m.

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Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. A total of 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the university’s eight graduate and 32 undergraduate programs. The 2014 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.

Media Contacts:
Angie Crews, 301-891-4134, acrews@wau.edu
Donna Bigler, 240-286-1169, dbigler@wau.edu