The Coastal Carolina University Orchestra and the Long Bay Youth Symphony will preform together in a concert on Wednesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Wheelwright Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for CCU students.

The ensemble, directed by Long Bay Youth Symphony conductor Charles Jones Evans, is one group that serves two purposes. The Long Bay Youth Symphony is a full symphonic orchestra for advanced pre-college students who seek a more challenging repertoire to practice and build their skills. University Orchestra is a credited course at CCU. This is the final of three concerts performed during the school year by the collaborative group.

Soloists from the Long Bay Youth Symphony Student concerto competition and the CCU Voice Department Aria Competition will be featured during the concert. Soloists include horn player Tyler Tuncy (first place), violinist Alvina Emran (second place), pianist Ben Kellogg (third place) and aria competition winner mezzo-soprano Whitney Daniels.

The program includes pieces by composers Wagner, Bizet, Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Beethoven, Strauss, Verdi and Williams. On the repertoire is music from the operas "Rienzi," "Carmen," "Samson et Dalila," and "Aida." A symphonic rendition of the music from the film "Harry Potter" will also be performed. The concert is approximately an hour and a half an includes an intermission.

Evans, a teaching associate in CCU's Department of Music, is the director of the Long Bay Symphony. He also serves as music director for the Pine Bluff (Ariz.) Symphony Orchestra. For tickets, call the Long Bay Symphony Office at 843-448-8379. Wheelwright Auditorium is located at 108 Spadoni Park Circle on the main Conway campus.

For information on this event contact the Wheelwright Box Office at 843-349-ARTS (2728).