Brazos Ensemble Play Music for Flute, Viola, and Harp on Aug. 21
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WACO, Texas (Aug. 20, 2012) - The Brazos Ensemble, a faculty chamber music group from Baylor University, will present a recital on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall, in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.
Members of the Brazos Ensemble are Francesca Arnone, assistant professor of flute; Kathryn Steely, professor of viola; and Louis Woodson adjunct professor of harp.
The program will open with From "The Song of Amergin," a 1995 work by the Welsh composer Hilary Tann, who lives in upstate New York and teaches at Union College in Schenectady. Commissioned by the Criccieth Festival and premiered in Pwllheli, North Wales, "From the Song of Amergin" was inspired by an ancient Celtic poem, "Song of Amergin."
Next, the Brazos Ensemble will play "Between Earth and Sea," a piece by English composer and violist Sally Beamish. Commissioned by the Nash Ensemble, "Between Earth and Sea" premiered in London on March 5, 1997.
Scott McAllister, a Baylor professor, wrote "Tea for Three" as a return to chamber music after completing two very large projects.
"My idea was to write a work that emulates conversation, fellowship, and companionship to celebrate the coming together of colleagues and friends," McAllister said.
Concluding the program will be a four-movement chamber work from 1947 by German composer Harald Genzmer. He wrote his "Trio for Flute, Viola, and Harp" while on the faculty of the Musikhochschule in Freiburg. This piece closes with a theme and variations movement, based upon the German folk tune "Es flog ein kleins Waldvögelein."
This recital is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, call the Baylor University School of Music at 254-710-3991. Glennis McCrary Music Building is located at 110 Baylor Ave, Waco.
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by Rebecca Malzahn , student newswriter, (254) 710-6805