UNA FACULTY COMPOSER'S MUSIC PREMIERS WITH CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOLOIST

FLORENCE, Ala., Oct. 28 -- University of North Alabama issued the following news release:

Michelle R. Eubanks

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FLORENCE, AL - A new composition by University of North Alabama faculty member Dr. Martin Hebel premiered during violinist Alexandra Conunova's solo debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra earlier this month at Cincinnati's Music Hall.

Dr. Hebel, a composition and music theory lecturer in UNA's Department of Music, composed For Common Purpose, which Conunova performed as a surprise encore. Commissioned specifically for the occasion, the piece builds on Aaron Copeland's Fanfare for the Common Man, celebrating shared humanity while encouraging international understanding and coopera...