Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital will be providing free blood pressure screenings and tours of the IU Health Mobile before the concert and during intermission.

The Soloist Among Us   

Danielle Belen, winner of the 2008 Sphinx Competition, is an inspiring example for up and coming musicians. Transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts, the Sphinx Competition, held in Detroit, Michigan every year, strives to "encourage, develop and recognize classical music talent in the Black and Latino communities." Belen will be performing the "Summer" movements as a solo violinist in Antonio Vivaldi's Le Quattro Staggioni (The Four Seasons) and Astor Piazzolla's Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires).

Also being performed is Igor Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks which will give several of the LCSO musicians solo opportunities.  

As an encore to Sunday's concert, PNC hosts a free recital on Monday, March 18 at noon. Danielle Belen will perform a solo violin recital in the PNC Library-Student-Faculty Building Room 144. The doors will open at 11:30 a.m. A limited number of reserved parking spaces will be available in PNC parking lot 1. Admission to this recital is free, but seating is very limited. To make a reservation, email recital@pnc.edu or call Liz Bernel, PNC coordinator of Special Events and Marketing at 219-785-5719. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Bernel. Additional information is available at www.pnc.edu/odyssey.

Following the recital, Ms. Belen will present a Master Class for violinists on March 18th also at PNC. Those who would like to attend may contact Bernel for details. Recital event sponsors include: the PNC College of Liberal Arts; the PNC Chancellor's Diversity Fund; the PNC Odyssey 2012 - 2013 Arts and Cultural Events Series; and Michigan City Paper Box.