FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE		  	      			April 25, 1995

Lawrence Cello Ensemble Featured in Concert

	The Lawrence Cello Ensemble, under the direction of associate professor
of music Janet Anthony, will present a recital of recent works by Wisconsin
composers Wednesday, May 3 at 8 p.m. in Harper Hall of the Music Drama Center. 
The event is free and open to the public.

	Works to be performed include Eagle Feathers (1989), by former Lawrence
student and professor John Harmon; Gentle Breezes (1987), by Lawrence faculty
member Robert Levy; Hommage to Villa-Lobos, op. 40 (1987), by faculty member
Robert Below; Angel Talk (1995), by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor
John Downey; and Optionz (1995), by Lawrence Arts Academy Jazz instructor Matt
Turner.   The concert will also feature a new work by Lawrence Director of Jazz
Studies Kenneth Schaphorst entitled Sonata for Eight Cellos (1994),
co-commissioned with grants from the Wisconsin String Teachers Association and
the Fox Valley Arts Alliance.  

	The Lawrence Cello Ensemble was founded by Janet Anthony in 1984.  The
group has toured the state of Wisconsin, performing and giving clinics in the
public schools as well as formal recitals on community concert series, and has
been heard on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Live from the Elvehjem" radio series. 
The ensemble has had eight works by seven distinguished Wisconsin composers
written for it since 1987.  Two of these pieces, John Harmon's Eagle Feathers
and Robert Below's Homage to Villa-Lobos, have been published by the National
Cello Institute and several others are under review for publication.

 
CONTACT:	John Zimmer, Public Events Manager (414) 832-6589