“Three Short Stories” and More
Who: Weber State University Department of Performing Arts
What: Michael Palumbo, faculty viola recital
When: Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 7:30 pm
Where: Allred Theater, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts
Cost: Free
The Weber State University Department of Performing Arts presents Dr. Michael Palumbo in a faculty viola recital, assisted by violinist Shi-Hwa Wang and bassoonist Thomas Priest, on Tuesday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Allred Theater, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts. This is a free performance, and it is open to the public. Children 8 years and older are welcome to attend.
Shi-Hwa Wang is professor violin at WSU, and an internationally known performer. He will join Palumbo in the Martinu “3 Madrigals for Violin and Viola.”
Thomas Priest is professor of Music Education and Chair of the Department of Performing Arts at WSU. He is also the bassoon professor for the university. He and Palumbo will collaborate on Wolfgang’s “Three Short Stories,” a collection of three pieces titled “Uncle Bebop,” “Rays of Light,” and “Latin Dance.”
Michael Palumbo, Director of Orchestral Studies and Professor of Viola, is currently in his 30th year as a member of the faculty at WSU. In addition to conducting and administering the orchestra program and teaching viola, he is the violist with the Browning String Quartet, the associate principal violist of the Ballet West Orchestra, and is an assistant conductor for Ballet West. In addition to the works listed about he will perform music for unaccompanied viola.
For more information about this performance, please contact Dr. Michael Palumbo at 626-6991 or mpalumbo@weber.edu.
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