Release Date: September 11, 2008
Kennesaw State , guest artists present two nights of strings, chamber music
Contact: Cheryl Anderson Brown, Assistant Director of Public Relations, 770-499-
3417 or cbrown@kennesaw.edu
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John Lawless |
KENNESAW, Ga.—The of the Kennesaw State University School of Music will present two unique musical events on Sept. 18 and Sept. 23. The first event is the KSU Chamber Music Ensemble and Guests concert, which will take place on Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. in the Performance Hall of the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center. The Sept. 23 concert is the KSU String Trio and Friends, which will also be held at 8 p.m. in the Performance Hall. Both programs will highlight KSU’s accomplished and renowned professional musicians in Georgia.
On Sept. 18, the KSU Chamber Music Ensemble and Guests concert will feature Bartók’s “Sonata for two pianos and two percussionists.” The performers for this piece will be KSU Director of Keyboard Studies David Watkins, KSU Instructor of Percussion Studies John Lawless, award-winning concert pianist Robert Henry and principal percussionist for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Tom Sherwood.
“The performance features virtuosic playing and a unique combination of
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Helen Kim |
instruments,” Lawless stated. “It shows off all of the players.”
The Sept. 23 KSU String Trio and Friends concert will feature artists Helen Kim, violin; Sou Chun Su, violin; Cathy Lynn, viola; Allyson Fleck, viola; Charae Krueger, cello; and Brad Ritchie, cello.
The program for the event will consist of two selections. The first will be Bohuslav Martinu’s String Trio No.1. “This work was recently discovered in 2005, and this may be the first performance of the work in the Atlanta area,” said KSU Assistant Professor of Violin Helen Kim. “The Martinu has not yet been recorded and is a wonderful addition to the string trio repertoire. From a listener's perspective, it will be interesting to see how the sound world changes with the doubling of the instruments from a string trio to a string sextet.”
The second work will be Brahms’ Sextet No. 2 in G Major. Kim believes that this segment will offer audiences a unique attraction. “This piece is scored for two violins, two violas and two cellos. It is one of the most loved works of chamber music,” she stated.
The Chamber Music Ensemble and Guests concert is Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. in the Bailey Performance Center. The String Trio and Friends concert is Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. in the Bailey Performance Center. Admission for both events is free. For more information, visit www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
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A member of the 35-unit University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State University is a comprehensive, residential institution with a growing student population of more than 21,000 from 142 countries. The third-largest university in Georgia, Kennesaw State offers more than 65 graduate and undergraduate degrees, including new doctorates in education and business.
The KSU College of the Arts is one of only four Georgia institutions to have achieved full national accreditation for all of its arts programs.