Music faculty to hold annual recital

Monroe-Woodbury — The seventeenth annual Monroe-Woodbury Faculty Recital will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, in the Monroe-Woodbury High School Auditorium. The snow date will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 5. The event is co-sponsored by the Souza Scholarship for the Performing Arts and the Monroe-Woodbury Music Boosters. The conductor for the finale, the Faculty Chorale, will once again be Monroe-Woodbury High School choral teacher Dr. David Crone, accompanied by Smith Clove music teacher Kaarin Record on piano. Asked why this event is so special, Crone noted that the recital is always a double benefit, allowing music and other teachers to share their talents while contributing to the scholarships and other worthy causes supported by the two sponsoring groups. The program spans the musical spectrum, from classical to country, from Led Zeppelin to Les Miserables, and from brass to brass, as two different brass groups will perform. The music faculty and friends will share their talents to raise funds to encourage the district’s music and performing arts students, with scholarships and other forms of support. The annual recital was established in 1990 to raise funds in support of the Souza Scholarship for the Performing Arts. That group was formed in 1980 to honor the memory of the late Monroe-Woodbury music teacher Robert W. Souza, and awards annual scholarships to promising performing arts students in the Monroe-Woodbury school district. To date, more than $150,000 in scholarships has been awarded. Tickets are $6 for adults, and $3 for students and senior citizens, and may be purchased in advance at the main office of each district school, or at the door on the evening of the event. All proceeds will benefit the Souza Scholarship for the Performing Arts and the Monroe-Woodbury Music Boosters.