Alumni Choral Spring Concert - Sunday, April 26

Alfred
State College presents the 58^th Annual Alumni Choral Spring Concert,
under the direction of Anthony Cappadonia, ASC director of vocal music
emeritus.  The concert will be held Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. in the
Orvis Activities Center Auditorium on the Alfred State College campus.

The
concert is open to the public free of charge and features the Alfred State
College Alumni Choir; the Alumni Jazz Singers; the '87 Collegiate Quartet; and
the '57 Varieties Instrumental Group.

The
Alfred State Alumni Jazz Singers' roster includes David Bay, Webster; Elaine
Burrows, Colden; Bebe Cappadonia, Almond; Paula Graham, Rochester; Jennifer
Griffith, Hornell; Jerry Howe, Dansville; Carole Klotzbach, Buffalo; Peter
Klotzbach, Buffalo; Chris McCabe, Fulton; Merri-Lou McKeever, Rochester; Annie
Peiffer, Palmyra; Nancy Schrader, Newark; Todd Thatcher, Perry; John Thompson,
Dalton; and Keith Zimmerman, Marilla.

Don
Lynskey serves as the Alumni Choir accompanist; Patricia Wiggers serves as
Alumni Singers' accompanist; and Rob Griffith and Keith Zimmerman serve as
recording engineers.

Cappadonia,
professor of music emeritus, earned his bachelor and master degrees in
instrumental and vocal music from Ithaca College and continued graduate work at
Syracuse and Alfred universities.  He has authored many articles in the
Choral Journal, a national publication. He is also an accomplished composer,
most recently honored by performance of his Alleluia, Prayer, and Amen
at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Cappadonia is a member of the
American Choral Directors' Association and has served as guest conductor and
adjudicator for many county and area all-state choirs throughout New York and
Pennsylvania.  He was presented the ASC College Council Outstanding Service
Award in May 2000.

The
Alfred State Concert Choir Alumni Organization was formed in 1957 and maintains
an active membership of over 400. This organization has supported the college
concert choir with donations and fundraising efforts over the years to provide
scholarships for college choir members.  The ASC Choir Alumni also
established the Anthony C. Cappadonia Scholarship Fund to be used by the
college to assist future students.  In the spring, alumni from across the
United States return to Alfred to attend the Annual Choir Alumni Weekend which
includes rehearsals, a dinner/dance, and concert.