Faculty Artist Series Harmonizes at Herberger College

TEMPE, Ariz. – World-renown faculty musicians at the ASU Herberger College of Fine Arts School of Music step out of their classrooms, gather their instruments, and take the stage for fall performances that appeal to patrons of all musical tastes.  Fourteen solo and ensemble performances, ranging from chamber music to jazz piano, comprise the fall 2006 Faculty Artist Series. 

Faculty Artist Series enables the community to hear and experience musicians who are so devoted to their art that they choose to share it – by teaching and performing.

“The musicians who perform in the Faculty Artist Series concerts present an array of musical works,” says Kimberly Marshall, Goldman Professor of Organ and School of Music interim director.  “Community members will be thrilled by what these amazing musicians have to offer.”

Patrons can enjoy these concerts at affordable prices on a regular basis. Faculty Artist Series concerts are Sept. 1 through Nov. 19 in Katzin Concert Hall and Organ Hall, in the Music Building on the ASU Tempe campus.  General admission tickets are $8. Faculty Artist Recital Series patrons are encouraged to purchase single tickets in advance. Tickets are available at the door on a space-available basis. 

Pending availability, ASU students may pick up FREE recital tickets during the week they occur at the Herberger College Box Office, located in the Nelson Fine Arts Center. Current ASU student ID is required at pick-up. 

Visit http://herbergercollege.asu.edu/facultyseries/index.html for additional information.

The fall 2006 schedule of Faculty Artist Recitals follows.

September

Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Thomas Landschoot, cello

Sept. 10, 2:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Robert Spring, clarinet; Eckart Sellheim, piano

Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Jonathan Swartz, violin and Wendy Chen, piano

Sept. 17, 2:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Robert Hamilton, piano 
This solo piano concert consists of 20th-century works by popular musicians including Debussy, Bartok and Shostakovich and celebrates the centenary of Shostakovich’s birth.

Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Eckart Sellheim and Dian Baker, piano four hands
This program focuses on German Romantic composer Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) along with other 19th century composers.

Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., Organ Hall 
Danwen Jiang, violin; Siegbert Rampe, harpsichord and fortepiano
This program features four important sonatas for violin with harpsichord or fortepiano by Bach and Mozart.

Sept. 24, 2:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Music for Voice and Viola; Jan Thompson and friends
This recital features the music of Charles Martin Loeffler and Johannes Brahms for voice, viola, oboe and piano. Thompson collaborates with music faculty Nancy Buck, viola; Martin Schuring, oboe; and Robert Barefield, baritone. Guest artist Mary Sue Hyatt, mezzo-soprano, will sing.

October

Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
John Ericson, horn; Andrew Campbell, piano; Jorge Montilla, clarinet
Ericson plays a mixture of Baroque and more recent works with faculty colleagues Campbell and Montilla.

Oct. 15, 2:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Jorge Montilla, clarinet

Oct. 22, 2:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Caio Pagano, piano
Enjoy an afternoon of works by classical composers including Schuman and Chopin.

November

Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Katie McLin, violin; Andrew Campbell, piano

Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Catalin Rotaru, bass; Robert Mills, piano

Nov. 12, 2:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Michael Kocour, jazz piano

Nov. 19, 2:30 p.m., Katzin Concert Hall 
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Andrew Campbell, piano

The School of Music in the Herberger College of Fine Arts at Arizona State University is ranked 19th in the country and eighth among public institutions by U.S. News & World Report. More than 100 music faculty artists and scholars work with approximately 800 music majors each year in research, performance and scholarly activities. It presents approximately 700 concerts and recitals each year. To learn more about the School of Music, visit http://music.asu.edu.