The Pennsylvania Quintet and School of Music faculty members will be making music and raising money for the Penn State School of Music's scholarship funds tomorrow night as part of the Bravo! Concert series. The performance will be held at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, 127 S. Allen St.

"The students tend to perform so much, and so scholarships is one way to recognize the incredible service students make to the university and [to] have funds for entering students," Sue Haug, pianist and faculty member, said.

The concert is the second in a three-part series that features Haug, Max Zorin, Rob Nairn, Dea Baba and the Pennyslvania Quintet. Their repertoire includes classical music that spans eras ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach to Giovanni Bottesini.

The Bravo! Concert marks the School of Music's first time playing for an audience in the Downtown Theatre.

"We're doing a whole variety of things with the ultimate [goal] of doing special events to raise scholarships," Haug said.

An audience composed of community members, music students, donors and administrators is expected, Haug said.

Nairn, who plays double bass and directs the Penn State Baroque Ensemble, said the concert would increase interest in the scholarship fund.

"We will also be giving talks about the school [during the performance] so other audience members will feel encouraged to become benefactors," he said.

Nairn said he will perform two pieces of romantic Italian opera in the style of 19th-century composer Bottesini. Having researched the approach to playing double bass from that era, Nairn said he expects to give an authentic performance.

"These pieces are also for double bass and piano [in music] where there are not many opportunities to hear the double bass as a solo instrument," Nairn added.

The Pennsylvania Quintet, composed of Eleanor Armstrong, Timothy Hurtz, Smith Toulson, Daryl Durran and Lisa Bontrager, has been playing together for the past 14 years. The quintet has developed a long repertoire of music while touring, recording three albums and performing worldwide.

"We're pleased to be a part of this effort," Bontrager, the French horn player, said.

Offering a selection of pieces that will appeal to the audience, the quintet plans to perform pieces from Bach, Thomas Benjamin and Johannes Brahms, Bontrager said.

Although the Bravo! Concert is unique to the School of Music, performing is not. Performing is the equivalent of research to some other Penn State faculties, Haug said.

"But we also do it because it's like a teaching session for the students; [they] are able to hear a wide variety of music," said Haug, who has been at Penn State since last July.

Haug said performing alongside her colleagues for the school has been useful for getting to know people.

"You work toward achieving something, and when you achieve it, it's great," Haug said. "And this time, we're achieving something for the students."