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Professors to premiere orchestra piece in China

April 16, 2015 by Trysta Herzog

PrescottMusic 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 Combs.

Prescott was asked to composeĀ “Baroque Concerto” for Libby and Professor Yu Hao after a series of collaborations Libby.

LibbyHaoLibby studied Chinese oboes, suona and guanzi with Professor Meng Lei while he was at MSU in 2007 and 2012. After Hao’s performance at Missouri State’s 2014 Double Reed Day, the composition project began.

Travel to China

The work’s China premiere will take place with the Qing Dao University Chamber Orchestra on May 29 with Prescott conducting. Libby will also present master classes to students while in residence.

 

Filed Under: Faculty Accomplishments, Faculty News, News, Orchestra Tagged With: chamber orchestra, COAL, Composition Festival, cynthia green libby, double reed day, John Prescott, julie combs, oboe, qing dao university, yu hao

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