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How
‘suite’ it is
Cellist
Andrew Kolb will perform primarily suites during a Faculty Artist
Series recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Wiedemann Recital
Hall.
Igor
Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne will begin the program. This is
a neoclassical work based on the composer’s ballet suite "Pulcinella."
The program’s second piece is J.S. Bach’s Second Cello
Suite, a very dark and sonorous work because of the minor key in
which it is written, says Kolb.
During
the second half of the program, guest cellist Cheung Chau, cello
professor and orchestra director at Bethany College in Lindsborg,
Kan., will join Kolb. They will perform Gian-Carlos Menotti’s
lyrical Suite for Two Cellos and Piano. They also will perform the
piece for the composer when he comes to WSU Feb. 5-8 as part of
the Contemporary Music Festival, which is honoring him this year.
Last
on the program will be the virtuosic Variations on a Theme of Rossini
by the Slavic composer Martinu. It includes dazzling technical feats
for both the cellist and pianist.
Pianists
Tom Grubb and Sylvia Coats will perform with Kolb on this recital.
Call
978-3233 to reserve tickets. Prices start at $4 with discounts available.
WSU faculty and staff may attend for free, but tickets are required.
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Compiled by Julie Rausch
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