Appearances by acclaimed violinist Elmar Oliveira and soprano Dora Ohrenstein-the solo vocalist of the Philip Glass Ensemble who has joined the UB music faculty-will be among the highlights of the March concert schedule presented by the Department of Music.

Oliveira will give the fourth concert of the Slee/Visiting Artist Series at 8 p.m. March 24 in Slee Concert Hall. He will perform selections from Porgy and Bess, Mozart's Sonata in E-flat Major and Ravel's Tzigane.

	Oliveira

While at UB, he also will teach a master class at 3 p.m. March 23, and will perform with the Slee Sinfonietta at 8 p.m. April 3 in a concert that will include Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor.

Ohrenstein, widely known and admired for her colorful renditions of contemporary vocal music, will perform an evening of cabaret songs at 8 p.m. March 15 in Slee.

The first and only American violinist to win the Gold Medal at Moscow's Tchaikovsky International Competition, Oliveira also was the first violinist to receive the coveted Avery Fisher Prize, in addition to capturing first prizes at the Naumburg International Competition and the G.B. Dealey Competition.

He has been hailed for his performances of standard violin literature, as well as his interpretations of the music of our time. His repertoire is among the most diverse of any of today's preeminent artists.

A prodigious recording artist, Oliveira is a two-time Grammy nominee for his CD of the Barber Concerto with Leonard Slatkin and the St. Louis Symphony.

The son of Portugese immigrants, he was 9 years old when he began studying violin with his brother, John. He continued his studies at the Hartt College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, where he also received an honorary doctorate.

In her performance, Ohrenstein will collaborate with one of New York City's most venturesome and accomplished chamber ensembles, Sequitur, on a program entitled "Things That Make the World Go Round (Money and Sex )." The program will feature cabaret-style songs by some of the most exciting contemporary composers writing today, including Anne LeBaron, Eve Beglarian, Lewis Spratlan, David Del Tredici and David Lang.

Conceived by Sequitur's music directors-composer Harold Meltzer and pianist Sara Laimon-the program will consist of short pieces focusing on the themes of money and sex. Texts come from such writers as Dorothy Parker, Djuna Barnes and Gertrude Stein, and the composers have written pieces for an ensemble of soprano with two clarinets, viola, cello and double bass.

Ohrenstein and Sequitur premiered the songs in New York City last season, and are recording them for CRI this season.

	Ohrenstein

For more than a decade, Ohrenstein was the solo vocalist of the Philip Glass Ensemble, appearing at major halls and festivals across the globe. Her one-woman, music-theater production entitled "Urban Diva," featuring specially commissioned pieces by American composers, premiered in Amsterdam and at Dance Theatre Workshop in New York and was presented at the Walker Arts Center, the Cabrillo Festival and the Spoleto Festival USA.

Her newest solo disc, "Restless Spirit," has just been released on Koch International Classics and contains works by Thomas Ades, Lee Hoiby, Henry Purcell, William Bolcom and Alice Shields.

Ohrenstein began teaching voice at UB last semester, and is director of the university's opera workshop, where last semester she did a hilarious production called "Mozart in the Middle."

Rounding out the concert schedule in March will be appearances by the Cassatt String Quartet performing Concert V in the Slee/Beethoven String Quartet Cycle at 8 p.m. March 16 in Slee; "Plosion" UB's flute ensemble, performing "By and For Flutists" at 3 p.m. March 18 in Slee; the Amherst Saxophone Quartet performing "Sax Appeal" at 8 p.m. March 29 in Slee, and the UB Percussion Ensemble at 8 p.m. March 31 in Slee.

The schedule also includes faculty recitals by Helena Bugallo, piano, Jonathan Golove, cello, and Jon Nelson, trumpet, at 8 p.m. March 19 in Slee, and David Fuller, organ, at 8 p.m. March 23 in Slee.

The music department also will present Brown Bag concerts at noon on March 13 in the Slee Lobby and at noon on March 15 in the Allen Hall auditorium on the South Campus.

The Allen Hall concert is co-sponsored by WBFO-FM, UB's National Public Radio affiliate, and University Community Initiative.

Single tickets for most concerts sponsored by the Department of Music range from $5 to $12. Discounts are available for seniors, students and UB faculty, staff and alumni for the more expensive concerts.

Tickets may be obtained from the Slee Hall box office from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, from the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at all Ticketmaster outlets.

The full slate of Slee Hall concerts is available online at http://www.slee.buffalo.edu.