Five outstanding young soloists will share the stage with the Wichita State University Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, in Miller Concert Hall.

The program, which includes music by Hindemith, Elgar, Kabalevsky and Artie Shaw, will be led by Mark Laycock, WSU director of orchestras.

The concert will also be simulcast on WSU Internet Radio at http://wsuir.wichita.edu.

Winners of the annual WSU Concerto-Aria Competition, the students were selected by a panel of experts, including faculty from the University of Kansas and University of Missouri-Kansas City.

They bring to the stage a wealth of performing experience, including overseas concerts, master classes with renowned virtuosi and training at prestigious music festivals around the world.

“The audience will be amazed at the technical mastery and uncommon musicianship of these performers,” said Laycock. “The orchestra students and I are honored to collaborate with them.”

Cellist Timothy Archbold will perform the first two movements of Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

Raised in Australia, he received a Bachelor of Music Performance with Honours from the University of Melbourne in 2002. In December 2007, he completed his studies at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen, Germany.

He has served as principal cellist of numerous orchestras in Australia and Germany; he has also performed with the Oldenburg City Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, and the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras.

A student of Jakub Omsky, he is completing his master’s degree in cello performance at Wichita State. He is a member of the Bloomfield String Quartet and the Wichita Symphony Orchestra.

A native of Kansas City, Mo., soprano Amanda Brown will sing “Adieu notre petite table” from Massenet’s opera “Manon.”

She is a senior majoring in vocal music performance under the guidance of Pina Mozzani. In summer 2008, she appeared in “Cosi Fan Tutte” and “The Mikado” at Opera in the Ozarks. Her roles with WSU Opera Theatre have included “Little Women,” “Les Dialogues des Carmélites” and the upcoming “Street Scene.”

Violinist Timothy Jones will perform Dmitry Kabalevsky’s Violin Concerto, a mid-20th century Russian showpiece. A senior majoring in music education and violin performance, he is a student of Richard Young.

Already a permanent member of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Jones appeared as soloist with the WSO in 2005 and with the WSU Symphony in 2007. He maintains an active teaching schedule and is an avid performer of chamber music.

Jeffrey O’Flynn, a senior majoring in clarinet performance, will play the Clarinet Concerto by Artie Shaw.

A student of Suzanne Tirk, O’Flynn has pursued additional study at the Belgian Clarinet Academy and the Saint Catherine Music Festival in Brazil, and through master classes with artists from such ensembles as the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra and the symphonies of Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Cincinnati.

He serves as principal clarinet of the WSU Symphony, Lindsborg Community Orchestra and Wichita Metropolitan Community Orchestra.

Bass Aaron Short will sing “En fermant les yeux,” also from “Manon.” A junior vocal performance major studying under Paul Brodene-Smith, he has been active with several Kansas City area opera companies, both professional and community-based.

At WSU, Short has been seen as Lord Tolloller in “Iolanthe,” Bajazet in “Tamerlano” and Kaspar in “Amahl and the Night Visitors” with Opera Kansas.

The WSU Symphony will also perform “Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber” by German composer Paul Hindemith.

The piece, derived from an abandoned ballet project, is a brilliant and exciting synthesis of contemporary compositional techniques. The program will begin with José Pablo Moncayo’s “Huapango,” a colorful and vibrant setting of a popular Mexican dance.

Laycock is an associate professor of music at WSU, where he holds the Ann Walenta Faculty of Distinction Endowed Professorship.

In 2007, he was recognized with the College of Fine Arts Excellence in Teaching Award.

His work as guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator spans 16 states, including the leadership of all-state orchestras in Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington; recent and upcoming engagements include the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Maryland All-State Orchestra, Oklahoma Youth Orchestra, Kansas Junior High State Orchestra, Northeast Kansas Ninth Grade Honor Orchestra and Hastings (Neb.) College High School Honor Festival.