Whitwell, a CSUN professor, composedSymphony Nr. 3 after being inspired by a reading of Shakespeare's Hamlet Reicha's Commemoration Symphony was composed in 1815 after the fall of Napoleon. A concert of opera scenes and dance will be presented during the July 17 evening's performance. Scenes from Cosi Fan Tutte and The Marriage of Figaro will be highlighted as well as a dance sequence from the Broadway musical A Chorus Line. Both performances begin at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall, on Nordhoff St. between Lindley and Etiwanda Avenues.
Admission is free.