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11/11/2004
Contact: K.E. Schwab -- 724-738-2199;
e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu
FLUTES,
FLUTES AND MORE FLUTES IN THREE SPECIAL SRU
CONCERTS
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Three upcoming
flute concerts will put that instrument in the spotlight at
Slippery Rock University, including a performance by Brazilian-born
flutist Dr. Tadeu Coelho.
SRU’s
two flute choirs, under the direction of Stacey Steele, assistant
professor of music, will perform separate concerts in Swope Recital
Hall with the first by the Chamber Flutes set for 8 p.m., Wednesday
[Nov. 17] featuring an auditioned group of eight flute majors.
Students in the group are often seen performing at on-campus and
community functions. The second group, the SRU University Flute
Choir, will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 1 in Swope. Admission to each
concert is $3.
The third program will see Coelho, a North
Carolina School of the Arts faculty associate professor of
flute since 2002, returning to campus for a solo recital at 8 p.m.
Nov. 19 in Swope. Included on the program will be major works
for flute, including, Copland’s "Duo," Burton’s
"Sonatine," and Mower’s "Sonata Latino." Admission is
$5.
The
Chamber Flutes Concert will include a variety of
pieces in many styles, including a collection of pieces
by the group’s favorite composer, Catherine McMichael titled
"Floris." Griffes’ "Poem," usually
performed by a solo flutist with piano
accompaniment, will be featured as a group arrangement. Ending
the program will be selections heralding the beginning of the
holiday season in a work titled "Silver Winds," with a
special arrangement of “Silent
Night.”
Coelho
formerly taught at theUniversity of New Mexico and served as a visiting
professor at the Ino Mirkovich Music Academy in Croatia. He
frequently appears as soloist, chamber musician, and master
clinician throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas, and has
performed as first solo flutist of the Santa Fe Symphony, Hofer
Symphoniker in Germany and the Spoletto Festival Orchestra in
Italy, among others, including guest appearances with the Boston
Symphony. A recipient of many awards and scholarships, Rockefeller
Foundation, Fideicomiso para la cultura México/EUA,
USIA/Fulbright, LASPAU, and CAPES, he received his doctor of
musical arts degree from the Manhattan School of
Music.
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