February 5, 2009 Issue
Hayes School of Music This Week
There’s a Hayes School of Music concert for almost every day of the coming week. Don’t let the cold weather keep you from enjoying a fantastic performance.
Unless otherwise indicated, concerts take place in the Broyhill Music Center on the ASU campus. For more information about any of these performances, call 828-262-3020.
Student String Bass Recital Thursday
Sam Filip, a junior music performance major in the Hayes School of Music, will perform a recital on the string bass on Thursday, February 5, at 6:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Admission is free.
The ASU Chamber Orchestra, directed by James Allen Anderson, will perform at the Ashe Civic Center in West Jefferson on Saturday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m.
ASU Chamber Orchestra in Ashe Saturday
The Appalachian State University Chamber Orchestra will perform at the Ashe Civic Center in West Jefferson on Saturday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. The repertoire will include the overture to Le Corsaire, Op. 21 by composer Hector Berlioz and Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op.55, Eroica by Beethoven.
Under the direction of James Allen Anderson, the Appalachian Chamber Orchestra is the Hayes School of Music’s student and faculty orchestra. Modeled on a professional system of four to five blocked rehearsals, the chamber orchestra provides students with intensive ensemble experience. Faculty members hold the principal posts and model for the students the responsibilities expected of these positions.
Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for students and are available by phone or at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. For more information, call 336-846-2787.
ASU Chamber Orchestra Sunday
The Appalachian Chamber Orchestra will perform Sunday, February 8, at 2:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free. James Allen Anderson directs the chamber orchestra.
The program is comprised of Hector Berlioz’s overture to Le Corsaire, Op. 21 and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55.
Berlioz composed the overture in 1844, and revised it between 1846 and 1851. The composition is considered one of Berlioz’s most brilliant and popular orchestral pieces.
Beethoven’s symphony, known as the “Eroica” or heroic symphony, was written in 1804 as a tribute to Napoleon Bonaparte. However, when Napoleon declared himself emperor, Beethoven tore the composition’s title page, saying that Napoleon was “nothing more than an ordinary man.”
Known for his musical surprises designed to catch his audiences’ attention, Beethoven uses what seem to be off-key notes as the violins and horns set up a dissonance that is repeated throughout the composition. The work was considered revolutionary as it broke the pattern of previous symphonies.
Student Trumpet Recital Sunday
Amanda Smith, a senior music education major in the Hayes School of Music, will perform a trumpet concert in the Recital Hall at 4:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Saxophonist Scott Kallestad February 9
Saxophonist Scott Kallestad will present a faculty recital on Monday, February 9, at 8:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
Kallestad is a member of the Hayes School of Music faculty. Pianist Christina Hayes and percussionist Rob Falvo, who will play the marimba, will accompany him.
Kallestad will perform Handel’s “Air Varie” arranged by Sigurd Rascher, “Music for Saxophone and Piano” by Leslie Bassett, “Song for Davy – The Old Year Is Past” by David Maslanka from Song Book for Alto Saxophone and Marimba, “Rumba” by Maurice C. Whitney, “Mai” by Ryo Noda and “Partita” by Erwin Dressel.
Kallestad is a native of North Dakota. An accomplished performer and clinician, Kallestad teaches and performs on all the saxophones. He has presented clinics on a variety of saxophone topics. He has soloed with school concert bands and jazz ensembles and has performed with bands, orchestras, jazz bands, jazz combos, jazz/fusion groups, saxophone quartets and new music ensembles.
Guitarist Daniel Tomkins February 10
Guitarist Daniel Tomkins will perform in the Recital Hall on Tuesday, February 10, at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Trumpeter James Stokes February 10
Trumpeter James Stokes performs the work of composer Petr Eban on Tuesday, February 10, at ASU.
The free recital begins at 8:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. Organist Joby Bell will accompany Stokes. Both musicians are members of the Hayes School of Music faculty.
The program features Egan’s composition “Okna” or “Windows.” The composition is based on stained-glass windows in a Jerusalem synagogue created by artist Marc Chagall. The four movements correspond to four of the 12 windows in the synagogue. Eben, who died in 2007, was one of the leading composers of the Czech Republic.
The Blue Ridge Chamber Players, featuring flutist Kay Borkowski, harpist Jacquelyn Bartlett and violist Eric Koontz, perform a free concert on Wednesday, February 11, at 8:00 p.m.
Blue Ridge Chamber Players February 11
The Blue Ridge Chamber Players of the Hayes School of Music will perform on Wednesday, February 11, at 8:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
Chamber members are flutist Kay Borkowski, harpist Jacquelyn Bartlett and violist Eric Koontz. They are faculty members in the Hayes School of Music.
The program includes Harald Genzmer’s “Trio,” Camille Saint-Saens’ “Romance, Op. 37,” Claude Debussy’s “Sonate” and Arnold Bax’s “Trio.”
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