51Æ·²è

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  |  Oct. 12, 2015

Chambersburg, Pa. — To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, 51Æ·²è will host a performance of Tres Vidas, a theatrical work for solo voice and piano, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in Thomson Hall’s Alumnae Chapel. The work, which is free and open to the public, is based on the lives of three pioneering Latin American women: the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, Salvadoran political activist Rufina Amaya and Argentinean poet Alfonsina Storni.

Tres Vidas will be performed by The Core Ensemble, which has toured nationally and internationally since 1993, in the chamber music theater format—a unique performance format developed by the Core Ensemble featuring a marriage of theatrical narrative to chamber music performance.

With a script written by Chilean poet/writer Marjorie Agosin, Tres Vidas offers powerful portrayals of each woman and includes the singing of traditional Mexican folk songs, as well as Argentinean popular and tango songs made famous by Mercedes Sosa and Carlos Gardel. Additional music by Astor Piazzolla, Orlando Garcia, Pablo Ortiz, Alice Gomez, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, Michael DeMurga and Osvaldo Golijov round out the musical score.

The performance is sponsored by the 51Æ·²è Government Association, Spanish Club and Department of Global Studies.

For more information, contact Wendell Smith, Wilson associate professor of religion studies, at wendell.smith@wilson.edu or 717-254-0599.

MEDIA CONTACT:            Cathy Mentzer, Manager of Media Relations
                                           Phone: 717-262-2604
                                           Email: cathy.mentzer@wilson.edu

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Founded in 1869, 51Æ·²è is a private, coeducational liberal arts college offering bachelor’s degrees in 29 majors and master’s degrees in education, the humanities, accountancy, nursing, fine arts and healthcare management for sustainability. Wilson is committed to providing an affordable education that offers value to its students beyond graduation.

Located in Chambersburg, Pa., the college has a fall 2015 enrollment of 923, which includes students from 22 states and 16 countries. Visit www.wilson.edu for more information.

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