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January 21, 2000 Indy Symphony returns to Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will make its 29th visit to the Purdue campus on Sunday, Feb. 13, for a 3 p.m. matinee concert at Elliott Hall of Music. The ISO will be joined by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, renowned guest conductor Christof Perick and soloists Ute Selbig and Wolfgang Holzmair in a performance of a masterwork of 19th century choral literature, Johannes Brahms' German Requiem. A total of 219 musicians and vocalists will fill the Elliott stage. The concert is presented by Purdue Convocations as part of the Lively Arts Package. Perick, an internationally renowned symphony and opera conductor, completed his tenure as music director of Niedersaechsisches Staatsorchester and Staatsoper in Hanover, Germany, with the 1995-96 season. Previously he was music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Now dedicating his time to conducting engagements, Perick has conducted some of the world's finest symphony and chamber orchestras as well as internationally renowned opera companies. His most recent engagements include productions with the Dresden Semper Oper (where he worked with Ute Selbig) and the Hamburg Staatsoper. Engagements in the United States include the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Mostly Mozart Festival at New York's Lincoln Center, and Washington's National Symphony Orchestra. Holzmair, an Austrian lyric baritone, is the featured baritone soloist on the 1999 Grammy Award-winning recording of the Brahms' German Requiem by the San Francisco Symphony with Herbert Blomstedt conducting. In addition to countless recitals in Europe's major venues (including Zurich, Edinburgh, Paris, Vienna and London), Holzmair made his seventh consecutive North American recital tour during 1998-99. Selbig, the leading soprano of the Dresden State Opera, is particularly esteemed for the Mozart/Strauss heroines, especially Susanna from "The Marriage of Figaro," with which she made a tremendously successful North American operatic debut in 1998 with the San Diego Opera. Since then, she made her debut with the Seattle Opera, as well as the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony, both in the Bach Christmas Oratorio. The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir presents a series of concerts and outreach events throughout central Indiana. In addition to its annual subscription concerts, the choir also appears as guest artists of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. Under the leadership of artistic director James Bagwell, the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir is committed to outreach programs and community involvement including workshops, open rehearsals and a discussion series. The membership of 130 singers is chosen annually through competitive audition. Tickets to the Feb. 13 concert are $30, $22, and $16 for the public and $15 and $12 for Purdue students. Discounts for groups of 15 or more are available. Charge by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Additional information is available at the Purdue Convocations World Wide Web site at www.convos.purdue.edu. CONTACT: Sue Stevens, Convocations publicist, (765) 494-5045, snsteven@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page