Performances by four student soloists will highlight Wichita State University’s annual WSU Symphony Orchestra Concerto-Aria Concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in the CAC Theater.

Featuring music by Ravel, Sibelius, Respighi, Bloch, Donizetti and Kevin Puts, the program will be led by Mark Laycock, WSU director of orchestras.

Violist Caroline Anderson will perform the finale of Ernest Bloch’s Suite for Viola and Orchestra; pianist Elizabeth Chippeaux will play the first movement of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G; violinist Teresa Kellerman will perform the first movement of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto; and soprano Emily Moore will sing “So anch’io la virtu magica” from Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale.”

The concert will open with Kevin Puts’ “Millennium Canons,” a soaring fanfare premiered in 2001 by Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops.

Ottorino Respighi's “Roman Festivals” will also be featured. The last of the composer's Roman trilogy of symphonic poems, Roman Festivals follows in the tradition of vivid, descriptive works by Liszt and Strauss.

About the student soloists

A native of Atlanta, Caroline Anderson began studying viola at age 12. She earned bachelor’s degrees in music and German from the University of Georgia in 2008. She is working toward a Master of Music in Viola Performance at WSU.

While in Georgia, she studied with Julie Rossiter-Sweeney, Mark Neumann and Marilyn Seelman. She is a member of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra.

Elizabeth Chippeaux is pursuing undergraduate degrees in piano performance and violin performance at WSU, where she studies with Julie Bees and Alla Aranovskaya, respectively. She began her piano studies at age 5 in the Kansas City area and placed in numerous competitions throughout middle school and high school.

A member of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, she teaches private piano and violin lessons. She has performed with the Wichita Grand Opera, MasterWorks Festival Orchestra, Sound Encounters Chamber Orchestra, Opera in the Ozarks Orchestra and various chamber ensembles.

A student of the violin since age 10, Teresa Kellerman grew up in the Kansas City area playing with the Kansas City Youth Symphony and in various chamber ensembles through the Heartland Chamber Music Academy and Kansas City String Quartet Program. She is a regular substitute with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and Wichita Grand Opera, and is a member of the Walenta String Quartet.

Recently, she traveled as substitute second violinist with the St. Petersburg String Quartet to Connecticut and Mexico for concerts. She studied privately with Chris Harnden through high school, Nancy Luttrell at WSU for three years, and is currently studying with Alla Aranovskaya.

Emily Moore is a soprano from Minneapolis, Minn. She is a first-year graduate student in opera performance and also holds a graduate teaching assistantship at WSU. She attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where she sang with the Nordic Choir and performed several opera roles, including Sally in “Die Fledermaus” and Barbarina in “The Marriage of Figaro.” She has competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition for the past five years, taking first place for senior women last year and third place this year in the graduate women's division.

In fall 2010, she was assistant director of “Albert Herring” for WSU Opera, and is preparing the role of Pamina for WSU’s March production of Mozart's “The Magic Flute.”

About the WSU Symphony Orchestra

The 2010-11 WSU Symphony Orchestra concert season, featuring Hartman Arena appearances with the classic rock band Kansas and Video Games Live, will culminate in a concert May 30 at Carnegie Hall with the WSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Mark Laycock, director of orchestras, holds the Ann Walenta Faculty of Distinction Endowed Professorship.

His work as guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator spans 20 states, and his appearances with professional ensembles include the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Grand Opera and Opera Kansas, as well as orchestras in Slovakia and Canada.

Tickets are $7, with discounts available, through the Fine Arts Box Office (978-3233). For further information, contact Laycock at (316) 978-6202 or mark.laycock@wichita.edu.