UA’s School of Music’s Celebrity Series Welcomes Aaron Rosand

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama Celebrity Series will welcome violinist Aaron Rosand on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building.

Rosand is best known as an interpreter of 19th century romantic concertos and is characterized as a violinists’ violinist. However, he is most familiar to the music-loving public through his recordings of Beethoven sonatas, Brahms concertos and recently, the complete Humoresques of Sibelius.

“Aaron Rosand is known for his passion, his sense of musical style, and a fantastic technique that allows him to do absolutely anything on the violin,” said Bruce Murray, director of the School of Music. “He is one of America’s master musicians, and hearing him play is a privilege. His performance in Tuscaloosa will be an important artistic event for our school and community.”

In 2001, The Los Angeles Times cited Rosand as a welcome alternative to that year’s Super Bowl, where he played to a full house. He continues to captivate concert audiences in Europe, Japan and North America. His unerring personal style is underscored by his awareness of the elusive beauty of whatever music he is playing at that moment.

Individual tickets are $22 and $15. For ticket information or an immediate credit card purchase, call the School of Music Box Office at 205/348-7111. Visit the web site at www.music.ua.edu.

The School of Music is part of the College of Arts and Sciences. A&S is UA’s largest division and the largest public liberal arts college in the state, with approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students.

The College has received national recognition for academic excellence, and A&S students have been selected for many of the nation’s top academic honors, including 15 Rhodes Scholarships, 13 Goldwater Scholarships, seven Truman Scholarships and 11 memberships on USA Today’s Academic All-American teams.