Music professors Dr. John Prescott and Dr. Cynthia Green Libby will travel to China next month to debut Prescott's piece, "Baroque Concerto for 2 Oboes and Chamber Orchestra." Genesis of the piece The piece features two oboes and chamber orchestra. It premiered in the U.S. at the 2015 Composition Festival with Libby performing with music department head Dr. Julie … [Read more...] about Professors to premiere orchestra piece in China
Festival features five performances over four days The 2015 Composition Festival will bring students and faculty together with distinguished performers and composers in a four-day event next month. The events will include recitals featuring guest artists and composers, a composition competition and performances by the many talented Missouri State students and faculty. MARCH … [Read more...] about Composition Festival will bring notable musicians, composers
In celebration of African-American Heritage Month, music professor Dr. Richard Todd Payne, baritone, will join featured guest composer Zachary Redler to perform Redler’s one-act opera, “Movin’ Up in the World.” The opera is based on the story of LaFayette Draper and his achievements despite legal segregation. The recital will also feature music professors Dr. Peter Collins, … [Read more...] about One-act opera illustrates segregation struggles, celebrates African-American Heritage Month
Missouri State music professor Dr. Allison Storochuk (clarinet) will join University of Arkansas professors Lia Uribe (bassoon) and Tomoko Kashiwagi (piano) in a recital at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 7, in Ellis Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The Diamanté Trio, as their group is called, will finish up their three-recital tour Sunday, Feb. 8 at Pittsburg State … [Read more...] about Music professor’s group to perform free recital Feb. 7
Missouri State music professor and baritone, Dr. Chris Thompson, will join concert pianist and Missouri State alumnus, Steven Spooner, in a Jan. 12 performance to breathe life into Franz Schubert's "Winterreise" — a wintry journey spanning the heights and depths of the human soul. About the performers Thompson and Spooner, now a professor at University of Kansas, have been … [Read more...] about MSU professor, alumnus join to perform Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’