The Columbus ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, at Swasey Chapel (200 Chapel Drive). Under the direction of Music Director Timothy Russell and featuring guest artist Natasha Paremski, the concert is made possible through the generosity of the Shackelford Family Foundation and is free and open to the public.

Pianist Natasha Paremski was born in Russia and began her music studies at the Andreyev School of Music Moscow at the age of four. She emigrated from Russia to the United States and studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Holder of numerous awards, Paremski has performed with the Orpheum Foundation, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the New York Youth Symphony, among others. She has recorded with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, and is featured in a BBC film on Tchaikovsky.

The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, the resident orchestra of the Southern Theatre in Columbus, was founded to present the best of traditional chamber music while fostering appreciation of contemporary American music. The Orchestra has commissioned and debuted numerous works, including those by composers Joan Tower and Andrew Kinney.

For more information about the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, visit its Web site at: www.promusicacolumbus.org

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CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville -- ProMusica Chamber Orchestra with guest artist Natasha Paremski, 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 11, at Swasey Chapel (200 Chapel Drive). Free and open to the public. For further information, contact Julia Cline at (614) 464-0066.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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