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Opera recital is Saturday in Fayetteville

Casey Huggins will give a recital Saturday, Jan. 2, in the

sanctuary of Covenant Presbyterian Church. The program of

opera and art songs will come from the composers Handel, Wolf,

Bizet and others.

Huggins, a 1993 graduate of Fayette County High School,

received a bachelor of music degree from Shorter College in

1997. While at Shorter, she studied with Dr. Shirley Brumbaugh and

Dr. Paul Ramsaur. She was a performer this past summer at

the Brevard Music Festival in Brevard, N.C.

Saturday's recital is part of the requirements for the master's

degree in opera from Indiana University. Huggins is

currently studying at IU with Dr. Paul Keezgan and was seen most

recently as Venus in the School of Music's production of

"Orpheus in the Underworld."

Gregg Bunn will be accompanist for the recital. A native

of Forsyth, Bunn is a candidate for the master's degree in organ

performance at Indiana University. He received his bachelor of

music degree from Shorter College.

The recital is free and open to the public. The church is

located at 819 Ga. Highway 314 in Fayetteville. For information,

call Sandra Preece, 770-461-6366 or 770-460-8581.

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