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Raritan Valley Community College’s (RVCC) Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Department will present a Music Students Recital, Wednesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m., in the Welpe Theatre at the College’s Branchburg campus. The program will be coordinated by Professor of Music Tony Strong, a full-time member of RVCC’s Visual and Performing Arts Department.

The program will feature performances by music majors in the Department’s Associate of Fine Arts and Associate of Arts (Music Option) degree programs, which offer curricula of essential music and general education requirements. The recital’s program will include solo, accompanied and ensemble pieces, spanning an engaging diversity of musical styles and traditions. Original student compositions and arrangements also will be highlighted.

Music student performers will include Devin Anthony-Johnson, piano (Piscataway); Spencer Bautista, vocalist (Warren); Starr Celeste, guitar (Flemington); Christopher DeCarlo, trumpet (Fanwood); Andi Fairchild, vocalist (Millington); Patrick Gardner, vocalist (Bridgewater); Kevin Izquiero, guitar (Hillside); Gillian Koch, vocalist (Flemington); Jonathan Levering, drums (Flemington); Mia Mazzariello, piano (Stewartsville); Maxwell Mellies, alto saxophone (North Plainfield); Steven Pettinelli, bass trombone (Alpha); Nicolette Policastro, soprano (Clinton); Carnel St. Louis, drums (Sayreville); and Jason Zujkowski, baritone saxophone (Manville).

General admission tickets cost $12 each, $8 for students and seniors. For advance ticket reservations, contact the RVCC Theatre Box Office at 908-725-3420. For additional information, call the VAPA office at 908-218-8876 or Tony Strong at 908-526-1200, ext. 8394.
                        
Raritan Valley Community College’s main campus is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ. Serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for close to 50 years, RVCC is an educational and cultural center that is nationally recognized for its innovative programming, service to the community and environmental leadership. The College offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificates, as well as career training, professional development, and adult and youth personal enrichment courses. The College also has a performing arts center and planetarium. RVCC is committed to offering a quality and affordable education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community’s businesses, and state-of-the-art technology. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 3, 2017

Media contact: Donna Stolzer, 908-526-1200, ext. 8383

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