FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3/14/2012
Michael French
Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
Michael French
Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
Photo credit: Jensina Oliver. Courtesy of Jensina Oliver
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: PIANIST JENSINA OLIVER IN RECITAL
WHAT: Having won international acclaim for her expressive and passionate performances, pianist Jensina Oliver returns to Cedar City to perform a free recital for Southern Utah University’s Department of Music. Her program will include such popular favorites as Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag and George Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm and from the classic repertoire the First Movement of Sonata, Opus 22 by Alberto Ginastera.
WHO: Southern Utah University, Department of Music
WHEN: Friday, March 30, 2012
TIME: 7:30pm
WHERE: Thorley Recital Hall, Music Building, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
PRICING: Free and the general public is invited to attend.
INFO: www.suu.edu/arts or Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800
SUU’S DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC PRESENTS
PIANIST JENSINA OLIVER IN RECITAL
MARCH 30, 2012
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: Having won international acclaim for her expressive and passionate performances, pianist Jensina Oliver returns to Cedar City to perform a free recital for Southern Utah University’s Department of Music. The concert will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the intimate Thorley Recital Hall in SUU’s Music Building. Curtain time is 7:30pm. The recital is free and the general public is encouraged to attend.
Jensina Oliver will perform a diverse program including such popular favorites as Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag and George Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm and from the classic repertoire the First Movement of Sonata, Opus 22 by Alberto Ginastera. A highlight of the recital will be Ms. Oliver’s performance of the Second Movement of Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, arranged for piano solo, music by SUU Music Chair, Dr. Keith Bradshaw. Ms. Oliver performed the piece in summer 2011 as part of the Hubei Opera and Dance Drama Theatre’s celebration of Helen Foster Snow in Wuhan, China.
Pianist Jensina Oliver (formerly Jensina Oliver Byington) has appeared as soloist and chamber musician in the United States, China, Canada, Europe, and Israel. Her performances with orchestra include appearances with the Hubei Provincial Orchestra of Wuhan, China, the Orchestra of Southern Utah, Utah Philharmonia, Intermountain Chamber Orchestra, University of Washington Symphony, and University of Utah Symphony Orchestra. She was a national finalist of the 1995 MTNA Chamber Competition, was a resident artist at the Banff Chamber Music Festival in 2000, and has won several solo and concerto competitions throughout the United States.
Ms. Oliver has been praised by critics as “highly talented”, with a “steely-fingered” technique and a flair for “panache and drama.” (Salt Lake Tribune, 5/18/99) “Byington’s command of dynamic phrasing infused each note with elegant intensity in slower passages; in virtuosic sections, she played with assuredness and authority.” (S.L. Trib. 11/17/97) Ms. Oliver’s first CD, Jensina Byington Performs Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff was released in 2009 and is available for purchase on CDBaby.com, as well as after the recital for a special post-concert sale price of $10 cash or check. Ms. Oliver currently resides in Seattle, Washington where she is a well-known performer and teacher.
Experience the dazzling artistry of Jensina Oliver. Don’t miss her recital in an intimate chamber setting. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
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