“Music at the Boal Mansion”

Features Rising Young Vocal Stars

(Boalsburg, PA) -  “Music at the Boal Mansion” in historic Boalsburg will open the season on May 3, 2008, with champagne, fine hors d'oeuvres and music from two award-winning young vocalists, Danya Katok and Margaret Lee.

 Photo: Danya Katok (right) and Margaret Lee will sing.

   The evening’s selections range from classical works by Schumann, Copland and Handel, through the jazz of Gershwin and Shearing, to Broadway songs by the likes of Sondheim and Rodgers. The vocalists will be accompanied by pianists Svetlana Rodionova and Jasmine Hegie on the Boal Mansion’s 1929 Steinway grand piano. 

     “Music at the Boal Mansion” is equal parts sit-down concert and stand-up reception, with two intermissions for guests to sip European champagne and eat abundant hors d’oeuvres prepared by leading regional restaurants and caterers.

      Danya Katok, age 23, is a candidate for a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and is a 2007 graduate in Music at the Shreyer Honors College at Penn State University. Margaret Lee, age 20, is an undergraduate in Vocal Performance at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she is also earning a Master’s Degree in Music Education. The vocalists replace lutist Kenneth Bé who was originally scheduled to perform May 3.  Both vocalists are graduates of State College High School.

       “Music at the Boal Mansion” takes place on Saturday May 3, 2008, at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and benefit non-profit museum programs. For reservations, contact the Boal Mansion Museum at 814-466-6210 or office@boalmuseum.com. For details, access http://boalmuseum.com.

Photo captions: Rising young stars: local vocalists Danya Katok (right) and Margaret Lee (left) will perform classical, jazz and Broadway songs at a concert/reception hosted by the Boal family at the Boal Mansion Museum in Boalsburg on Saturday, May 3, 2008 with performances at 4 pm and 8 PM.