Cornell College kicks off the 10th anniversary season of the Music Mondays Series on Monday, October 1, 2007 with the Borealis Wind Quintet. Concert begins at 7:30 pm in King Chapel. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 for students and will be available at the door.

The Borealis Wind Quintet has been acclaimed as one of America's preeminent chamber ensembles. The highest musical integrity, irresistible energy and five-fold charisma distinguish Borealis in the chamber music field. Audiences love their exquisite programming that includes the finest of the classics, engaging commissions, opera arias, and works for piano and winds.

The Washington Post praised their "sensitive collaborations that have a sophisticated and cosmopolitan air." Peter G. Davies of the New York Times described one concert as "a polished, elegantly turned performance...each work received lively, expert and musicianly treatment by this skilled and exceptionally talented chamber group." Joseph Horowitz of the New York Times describes "lively communicative readings... the performance was a scintillating one." The Philadelphia Inquirer writes, "they demonstrated the sort of rapport that characterizes the very best chamber playing."

Mount Vernon & Lisbon residents and families in either school district can obtain a Purple Pass for free admission to Music Mondays and home athletic contests—available at The Commons Info Desk with ID.