Students Perform Light Jazz Concert at The Art Gallery
March 7, 2007
A special concert of light jazz music, featuring Claude Bolling’s “Suite
for Flute and Jazz Piano,” will be presented in The Art Gallery,
Paul Creative Arts Center, Wednesday, March 7, at noon.
The concert, led by the department of music’s Peggy Vagts and Arlene
Kies is offered as part of The Art Gallery’s weekly series of ArtBreak
programs. It is free and open to the public.
The “Suite for Flute and Piano,” a seven-movement piece for
flute, piano, drum, and string bass, will be performed by students, includeing
flutists Jessica Breen, Nicole Cummings, Caitlin Meyer, Mandy Moussa, Chris
Nagle, and Karen Smith; as well as pianists Yvonne Aubert, Sean Giardino,
Melanie Graham, Fiona He, Doug Holzapfel, Valerie Peters, and Laura Truman.
They will be accompanied by Mike D’Errico on drums, and Chris Noyes
on bass. The seven movements to be performed include “Baroque and
Blue,” “Sentimentale,” “Javanaise,” “Fugace,” “Irlandaise,” “Versatile,” and “Veloce.”
French jazz artist Claude Bolling (b.1930) is well known for his collaborations
and recordings with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maurice André, Pinchas Zukerman,
and YoYo Ma. His popularity increased in the United States following the
release of “Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio” in 1976, the
premier recording of which placed on Billboard’s classical charts
for over 530 weeks. Much of Bolling’s inspiration came from composer,
pianist, and band leader Duke Ellington, to whom he released a tribute
in 1986. His noteworthy contributions to international jazz have earned
him prestigious recognitions as a French jazz master and leader of swing
big bands.
ArtBreak programs are offered in conjunction with The Art Gallery’s
exhibitions. On view through April 7 are “The Disasters of War by
Goya: Selections from the Georgia Museum of Art” and the New Hampshire
Art Association 59th Annual Exhibition. Exhibitions and programs are open
to the public, free of charge, during the academic year: Monday-Wednesday,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 1-5
p.m. The Art Gallery is closed Fridays, university holidays, and March
9-18.
Exhibitions and programs are supported in part by the Friends of The Art
Gallery. Guided group tours for schools and other organizations are available
with advance reservation by contacting Catherine A. Mazur, education and
publicity coordinator, at 603-862-3713 or catherine.mazur@unh.edu. For
more information on the exhibitions and programs, contact The Art Gallery
at 603-862-3712, art.gallery@unh.edu, or visit www.unh.edu/art-gallery.
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