汤头条 Department of Music to host gala
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Contact: Paige Watson
STARKVILLE, Miss. 鈥 汤头条鈥檚 music department is set to host its first-ever departmental gala to showcase the musical talents of faculty and students.
The Tuesday [Jan. 26] event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the McComas Hall theater. Open to the public, the program will consist of musical performances by university ensembles, faculty and students.
The evening performance lineup will include, among others:
--Flute lecturer Jessica Banks and piano professor Jackie Edwards-Henry performing 鈥淧an et les Bergers鈥 from 鈥淟a Fl没te de Pan,鈥 op. 15 (1907) by Jules Mouquet (1867-1946).
--Kevin R. West, a senior music/instrumental major from Byram, with a xylophone performance of 鈥淎pocalyptic Etude鈥 (2009) composed by Dave Hall (b. 1983), assistant professor of percussion and jazz studies and percussion program coordinator of the听percussion program at the University of Nebraska.
--Professor of music education Robert 鈥淏ob鈥 Damm, performing 鈥淭iriba鈥 by B. Michael Williams (b. 1954), professor of music and director of percussion studies at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
--Assistant professor of voice Tara Warfield, voice lecturer Christopher Jordan and collaborative piano instructor and departmental accompanist Karen Murphy, performing 鈥淟脿 ci darem la mano鈥 from 鈥淒on Giovanni鈥 (1787) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91).
--Associate professor Michael Patilla with a guitar performance of Julia Florida 鈥 Baracola by Agust铆n Barrios (1884-1944).
--Performance of Roy Hargrove鈥檚 (b. 1969) 鈥淪trasbourg-St. Denis鈥 by 鈥淔ive Guys Who Improvise鈥: junior software engineering major Daniel J. Eads from Huntsville, Alabama, on bass; junior electrical engineering major Alden C. Michaels from Hoover, Alabama, on piano; junior management/marketing double-major Jarrett N. Taylor from Ocean Springs, on drums; and senior electrical engineering major Jonathan M. Watts also from Hoover, Alabama, on saxophone. The group currently is accepting applications for a fifth guy.
--Senior music/vocal major Corinne D. 鈥淐ori鈥 Reece from Aberdeen with a performance of 鈥M臎s铆膷ku Na Nebi Hlubok茅m鈥 from the opera 鈥淩usalka鈥 (1901) by Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 (1841-1904).
--Voice lecturer Jeanette Fontaine, voice instructor Ryan Landis and voice lecturer Christopher Jordan with a performance of 鈥淶itti, zitti鈥 from 鈥淭he Barber of Seville鈥 (1816) by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868).
--Professor Ros芒ngela Y. 鈥淩ose鈥 Sebba, a Steinway Artist and chair of the department鈥檚 piano concentration, will be joined by Jackie Edwards-Henry and Karen Murphy for a performance of 鈥淰alse鈥 (1890) and 鈥淩omance鈥 (1891) by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943).
--Associate professor of percussion Jason Baker, associate professor and associate director of bands Cliff Taylor, Michael Patilla, clarinet and saxophone instructor Sheri Falcone performing Baker鈥檚 arrangement of William Crell鈥檚 (1868-1933) 鈥淭he Mississippi Rag鈥 (1897).
汤头条 State Singers鈥攗nder the direction of associate professor and choral activities director Gary Packwood鈥攚ill perform 鈥淧ure Imagination鈥 from the 1971 motion picture 鈥淲illy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.鈥
Recent summa cum laude music and mathematics graduate Davide J. Incognito-Fiasconello of Magee is among the 汤头条 alumni who will speak during the program.
Serving as master of ceremonies for the event is Jeffrey Rupp. Dress is black-tie optional, and all are invited to a reception immediately following the program. Light hors d鈥檕euvres will be served.
For more information about the gala, contact Elva Kaye Lance at 662-325-3070 or eklance@colled.msstate.edu.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, 汤头条鈥檚 music department offers a bachelor鈥檚 degree in four areas of music education, as well as a bachelor of arts in music. Learn more at , and .
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