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2010-2011 Moore Hall Recital Series  

Admission is free and, unless otherwise indicated, will be held in the Moore Hall Auditorium at 10:00 AM. Performances are sponsored by the University Music Society. For further information contact Mr. Tracy Wiggins, series coordinator, at 910-522-5705.


James Giles Wednesday, October 6, 2010 – 10:00 AM
 James Giles, piano

James Giles regularly performs to acclaim in important musical centers in America and Europe. He recently completed a tour of China and played at Warsaw’s Chopin Academy of Music. Last season he appeared as soloist with the symphony orchestras of Bangor, Boise, Evanston, and Fresno. In an eclectic repertoire encompassing the solo and chamber music literatures, Giles is equally at home in the standard repertoire as in the music of our time. A native of North Carolina, Dr. Giles studied with Byron Janis at the Manhattan School of Music, Jerome Lowenthal at the Juilliard School, Nelita True at the Eastman School of Music, and Robert Shannon at Oberlin College. Dr. Giles is on the piano faculty at Northwestern University. He has formerly served on the faculties of the University of North Texas and the Interlochen Arts Academy. He is the founder of the Las Vegas Piano Institute, an educational summer program for young pianists, and is the chair of the piano department at the Eastern Music Festival during the summers.  

 

William Cahn October 13, 2010 – 10:00 AM
William Cahn, percussion

Bill Cahn has been a member of the percussion group, NEXUS, since 1971, and was principal percussionist in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra from 1968 to 1995. Born in Philadelphia in 1946, Bill has performed with conductors, composers, ensembles, and artists representing diverse musical styles - Chet Atkins, John Cage, Carlos Chavez, Aaron Copland, Jimmy Durante, Chuck Mangione, Mitch Miller, Seiji Ozawa, Steve Reich, Doc Severensen, Leopold Stokowski, Richard Stoltzman, Igor Stravinsky, Edgard Varese and Paul Winter. In addition to his position at the Eastman School of Music, Bill is a faculty artist-in residence at the Showa College of the Arts in Atsugi, Japan, and has served at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Bill has received the Rochester Philharmonic League’s FANFARE AWARD (1988) for a “significant contribution to music education in Rochester,” Mu Phi Epsilon’s MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD (1993), and with NEXUS, the TORONTO ARTS AWARD in music (1989), the BANFF CENTRE FOR THE ARTS NATIONAL AWARD (1997), and induction into the Percussive Arts Society’s HALL OF FAME (1999). In 2006 Bill received a GRAMMY Award for his performance with Paul Winter on the DVD titled, “2004 Solstice Concert”.

 

Chamber Orchestra KremlinFebruary 9, 2011 - 10:00 AM         
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin

Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, founded and led by Misha Rachlevsky, has earned national and international recognition as one of Russia's leading ensembles. Founded in 1991, the orchestra, comprising some of Russia's finest young string players, has carved a niche for itself under the creative baton of its founder and music director Misha Rachlevsky. Whether it is the highly-acclaimed CDs or its mesmerizing concerts, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin's warmth and high energy create addictive performances that stay with listeners long after the last note has been played.

 

Terry Everson February 23, 2011 - 10:00 AM
Terry Everson, trumpet

Terry Everson is an internationally renowned trumpet soloist, active as performer, educator, composer/arranger, conductor, and church musician. Mr. Everson has premiered major works by composers Richard Cornell, John Davison, Stanley Friedman, Jan Krzywicki, Elena Roussanova-Lucas, and Gary Ziek. His collaboration with pianist Susan Nowicki has produced two complete recordings of numerous notable modern works, as well as single entries on two discs devoted to the works of Davison and Krzywicki; he has also recorded as soloist with the New England Brass Band, the Lexington Brass Band and the Eastern Wind Symphony. In September 1999, Mr. Everson joined the faculty of the Boston University and Tanglewood Institute. He is currently Principal Trumpet of the Peninsula Music Festival in Door County, WI, and recently retired after eight seasons as Principal Solo Cornet and Associate Conductor of the New England Brass.

 

Scott Guinn March 2, 2011- 10:00 AM
Scott Guinn, baritone

Praised by Opera News for his "firm yet supple tone," Scott Guinn has won accolades for his performances in a repertoire ranging from Purcell to Puccini and Mozart to Verdi. This season he will appear as Marcello in El Paso Opera’s La Bohème and at the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division’s conference as a guest soloist performing William Averitt’s Passion According to St. Matthew.  A 2005 Southeast Regional Winner and National Semi-finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Scott Guinn was a finalist in the 2006 Opéra National de Paris Atelier Lyrique, a two time semi-finalist in Houston Grand Opera's Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers and is an alumnus of the Knoxville Opera Studio as well as a former Sarasota Opera Studio Artist.  The Corsicana, Texas native attended the University of Tennessee and the University of South Carolina.

 

Updated: Thursday, August 12, 2010

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