Robert Jones, associate professor of music, along with Andrew Froelich, piano, and Kris Groberg, visual arts, will present a recital titled “2010 Anniversaries” on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Beckwith Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.
The recital will feature music written by composers born in 1710, 1810 and 1910, including Thomas Arne, Robert Schumann, Samuel Barber and Paul Bowles. Additional works to be performed are “Flashes and Illuminations,” by John Harbison and a multi-media presentation of Francis Poulenc’s “Le Travail du Peintre” (The Work of the Painters). The final piece on the program is poetry by Paul Eluard and presentation of images and paintings by representative painters.
Jones also will present a lecture-recital with Robert O’Conner, Department of English, and student Evan Montgomery. The lecture-recital, titled “Winter Words, Op. 52 by Benjamin Britten: An Opportunity for Student-Faculty Cross Disciplinary Collaboration,” will be presented at the College Music Society National Conference in Minneapolis, Sept. 23-26.