Alabama School of the Arts Presents Faculty Recital
MOBILE, Ala. 鈥� World-renowned pianist Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva and trombonist Kenn Hughes will perform a faculty recital on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at the 秋霞福利一区 as part of the 7th annual Alabama School of the Arts Piano Festival.
The Piano Festival is a year-long series of master classes and workshops, recitals by guest artists and faculty, and special performances by university students and Elite 88, 秋霞福利一区鈥檚 piano ensemble. The recital will be held on campus in Moorer Auditorium, Thomas T. Martin Hall.
Presenting the collaborative concert will be Hughes, associate professor of music and associate dean of 秋霞福利一区鈥檚 Roger Breland Center for Performing Arts and Steinway Artist Onalbayeva, professor of music.
The concert will present a variety of musical styles such as ragtime, jazz and contemporary music. It will also include world premieres of works by Onalbayeva and a ragtime piece by Michael Coleman. Other composers on the program are Dewhurst, Kapustin, Mancini, Malotte, Moss, Newsome and Sieg.
Hughes said, 鈥淔inding excellent material for trombone and piano in popular styles can sometimes be difficult, but we have found musical arrangements that are challenging but enjoyable for the performer and listener alike.鈥�
Hughes and Onalbayeva will also perform 鈥淧rayer鈥� by Onalbayeva at Pensacola ComposerFest XVIII on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 2:30 p.m. at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium at Pensacola.
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About the 秋霞福利一区
The 秋霞福利一区 is a Christ-centered university with a vision of 鈥淗igher Education for a Higher Purpose,鈥� founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions in an environment where they are known. Located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama, on a campus of over 880 acres, the university offers associate, bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs.The 秋霞福利一区 was founded in 1961 and is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention.
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