performed pieces that Bryan specifically arranged to include
the voice of his wife Jessica in a past Faculty Recital.
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The Faculty Recital series will be in full swing this month. As always, it gives students exposure to the talent of Southeastern’s music faculty.
Dr. Henry Jones, associate professor of piano, will be performing a solo recital Thursday, Oct. 16. He will also be accompanying Dr. Brian Gallion, tuba instructor, during his performance Monday, Nov. 3.
“My recital is my first in about three or four years,” said Jones. “[It’s] hard for a busy teacher to put a big project like that together, but we performers need to keep our hand in, so to speak. I’m really excited about it. Possibly my favorite program of any I’ve done.”
Jones’ program was made with the intent of getting in as much diversity as possible.
“It shows a wide range of what can be done on piano,” said Jones. “The Scarlatti is very clean and energetic, the Beethoven shows deep interpretation of a complex work, the Clara Schumann [is] a not-often-performed work [and] shows delicacy and sensitivity to musical ‘color’ and the Robert Schumann is good old showy technical ‘big guns.’”
Dr. Logan Place, professor of the trumpet, will be performing Monday, Feb. 2. He will also be accompanied by Jones.
“The program will include William Lovelock’s Concerto for Trumpet, Giuseppe Tartini’s Concerto in D Major, Variations on a Theme from La Traviata arranged by Jean-Baptiste Arban and John Barnes-Chance’s Credo,” said Place. “The pieces I selected were to give a balanced program. The Tartini is a staple of trumpet repertoire and the Arban is a cornet solo something not done much anymore. I chose to do the Lovelock as my dissertation was on the piece and I want to explore it deeper.”
Place feels the purpose of this series is to expose students to more challenging sorts of music.
“The recital series offers the opportunity for our students to hear their professors perform in a professional setting. The chance to hear harder literature performed at a higher level,” said Place.
For more information on the Faculty Recital series or any other upcoming events by the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, contact Kenneth Boulton at [email protected] or check the department’s page on the university website.