Ļć½¶Ö±²„Department of Music to host gala
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Contact: Paige Watson
STARKVILLE, Miss. ā Ļć½¶Ö±²„ās 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 āPan et les Bergersā from āLa FlĆ»te de Pan,ā op. 15 (1907) by Jules Mouquet (1867-1946).
--Kevin R. West, a senior music/instrumental major from Byram, with a xylophone performance of āApocalyptic Etudeā (2009) composed by Dave Hall (b. 1983), assistant professor of percussion and jazz studies and percussion program coordinator of theĢżpercussion program at the University of Nebraska.
--Professor of music education Robert āBobā Damm, performing āTiribaā 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 āLĆ ci darem la manoā from āDon Giovanniā (1787) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91).
--Associate professor Michael Patilla with a guitar performance of Julia Florida ā Baracola by AgustĆn Barrios (1884-1944).
--Performance of Roy Hargroveās (b. 1969) āStrasbourg-St. Denisā by āFive Guys Who Improviseā: 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. āCoriā Reece from Aberdeen with a performance of āMÄsĆÄku Na Nebi HlubokĆ©mā from the opera āRusalkaā (1901) by AntonĆn DvoÅĆ”kās (1841-1904).
--Voice lecturer Jeanette Fontaine, voice instructor Ryan Landis and voice lecturer Christopher Jordan with a performance of āZitti, zittiā from āThe Barber of Sevilleā (1816) by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868).
--Professor RosĆ¢ngela Y. āRoseā Sebba, a Steinway Artist and chair of the departmentās piano concentration, will be joined by Jackie Edwards-Henry and Karen Murphy for a performance of āValseā (1890) and āRomanceā (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 Bakerās arrangement of William Crellās (1868-1933) āThe Mississippi Ragā (1897).
Ļć½¶Ö±²„State Singersāunder the direction of associate professor and choral activities director Gary Packwoodāwill perform āPure Imaginationā from the 1971 motion picture āWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.ā
Recent summa cum laude music and mathematics graduate Davide J. Incognito-Fiasconello of Magee is among the Ļć½¶Ö±²„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 dāoeuvres 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, MSUās music department offers a bachelorās degree in four areas of music education, as well as a bachelor of arts in music. Learn more at , and .
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