Michael Haithcock, conductor; Patricia Cornett, graduate conductor. A steamy work based on the Afro-Cuban tradition of battling snakes is sure to knock the chill off a cold winter night. A mediaeval battle song is juxtaposed with a musical response to modern warfare replete with American hymn tunes and the national song of Iraq. The philosophical “battles” found in the writings of Carlos Casteneda are presented in a musical fable by Michael Colgrass and the evening closes where it begins with a sultry Latin dance----minus snakes! PROGRAM: Revueltas - Sensemaya; Gabrielli - Aria della Battaglia; del Tredici - In Wartime; Colgrass - Winds of Nagual; Marquez - Danzon No. 2