ETSU Department of Music to present recitals by faculty, guest artists
Published 9:04 am Friday, November 1, 2019
JOHNSON CITY — The East Tennessee State University Department of Music presents a number of faculty and guest artists in the month of November.
All of the following performances are open to the public and free unless otherwise noted:
Award-winning guest percussion artist Dr. Garrett Mendelow will perform in concert on Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Mathes Hall.
A solo tuba recital by guest artist Dr. Tom Curry will be held Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Mathes Hall. Curry will present non-traditional performance techniques and settings, as well as the application of electronics and fixed media and improvisation.
A Guest Artist Chamber Music Recital will be held Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brown Hall auditorium. This evening of piano trios will be presented by ETSU piano faculty member Dr. Esther Park, along with Geoffrey Herd of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Hannah Collins of Kansas University. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and free for students with ID.
ETSU’s Faculty Brass Quintet will perform Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Mathes Hall. Faculty performers Dr. Sean Donovan, horn; Dr. Brett Long, trumpet; Dr. Stephanie Frye-Clark, tuba; and Dr. Justin Waller, trombone, will be joined by student Haley Painter on trumpet.
Guest artist Wendy Stern will present a flute recital as the culmination of ETSU’s two-day Flutefest on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. in Mathes Hall. Flutefest (Nov. 22-23) features master classes, workshops and coaching sessions for high school, collegiate and Suzuki flutists; for festival registration, contact Dr. Rebecca Paluzzi, paluzzir@etsu.edu.
Icelandic American pianist Dr. Kristín Jónína Taylor will perform in recital on Friday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brown Hall auditorium (donations will be accepted). Taylor, a Steinway Artist, is a two-time Fulbright research grant recipient and is the keyboard area coordinator at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
For a complete ETSU Department of Music event schedule, including studio and individual student and faculty recitals, visit www.etsu.edu/cas/music/.
For more information, contact the Department of Music at 423-439-4276 or musicevents@etsu.edu. For disability accommodations, call the ETSU Office of Disability Services at 423-439-8346.