Spring Lyceum Series Presented by Baylor’s School of Music

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WACO, Texas (January 19, 2016) – The Baylor University School of Music will host its Spring Lyceum Series, offering Baylor and the surrounding community the opportunity to participate in a variety of performances by some of the nation’s leading musicians.
The Lyceum series started in 1976 and is made possible by the generosity of the Meadows Foundation of Dallas. The series is primarily an educational effort, so many performances are complemented by lectures and master classes.
“These are a great opportunity for Baylor students to see and hear world-class musicians, at no charge, and right here on campus, rather than traveling all the way to Dallas or Austin and buying an expensive ticket,” said Richard Veit, concert and promotion manager for the School of Music.
The Spring 2016 Lyceum series is as follows:
Awea Duo, a flute and saxophone duo, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, in Roxy Grove Hall. Flutist Jennifer Brimson Cooper and saxophonist Masahito Sugihara formed Awea Duo in 2012 and have since performed nationally and internationally.
Zzyzx Quartet, a saxophone quartet, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in Roxy Grove Hall. The Zzyzx Quartet has won many important awards and is quickly becoming a prominent name in the world of chamber music for saxophones.
Daniel Sheehy, ethnomusicologist, will present a lecture at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, in Armstrong Browning Library. Sheehy is the director of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Joining the Smithsonian in 2000, he has served as director of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, curator of the Folkways Collection and director of Smithsonian Global Sound.
Kathleen Kelly, vocal coach, will present master classes at 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, and 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in Roxy Grove Hall. Kelly is the first coach and conductor of opera at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance. Prior to her time at University of Michigan, she oversaw more than 50 ensemble singers in more than 50 operas at the Vienna State Opera.
Kenneth Grant, clarinetist, will present master classes at 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, and 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, in Jones Concert Hall. He will perform a recital with Kae Hosoda-Ayer, pianist, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in Jones Concert Hall. Grant has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra European Tour, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Columbus Symphony.
Roxy Grove Hall is located at 624 Speight Ave. and Jones Concert Hall is located in the McCrary Music Building at 110 Baylor Ave.
All Lyceum Series events are free of charge and open to the public.
For more information, contact Richard Veit or the Baylor School of Music at 254-710-3991.
by Bethany Harper, student newswriter, (254) 710-6805
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