Karp family to open School of Music concert season

A world premiere by acclaimed composer Joel Hoffman will accompany works by Dvorak, R. Strauss and Brahms as the School of Music begins its 2004-05 concert season with the traditional Karp family Labor Day concert.

This installment, the family’s 29th, will be the first of some 200 concerts offered by UW–Madison faculty soloists and ensembles, guest artists and students this year.

The opening concert will take place on Monday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Concert Hall, Mosse Humanities Building. Tickets, $9, $7 for seniors and free for UW–Madison students, are available at the door.

For information about this year’s concert season, visit http://www.wisc.edu/music or call the Concert Hotline for weekly events: 263-9485.