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Shirley Luna Ð Sept. 16, 2004
SFA music faculty to be featured in recital
Faculty members
from the Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Music
will share their talents to raise scholarship money during the
Pi Kappa Lambda Faculty Recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September
23, in Cole Concert Hall.
The annual recital features vocalists and instrumentalists performing a wide
range of music, according to Dr. Kirsten Nelson, SFA assistant professor of music
and president of the local chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda.
ÒThe program will include everything from traditional classical music to modern
art music to jazz,Ó she said.
The recital marks the first Nacogdoches performance for Scott LaGraff, newly
hired vocal instructor at SFA. The baritone is completing his doctoral degree
from Louisiana State University. He received his masterÕs degree from State University
of New York at Binghampton and his bachelorÕs degree from University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music. He has given professional recitals in Indiana,
Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
Other vocalists included on the program are Debbie Berry, soprano; and Deborah
Dalton and Nita Hudson, mezzo sopranos.
Instrumentalists include Diane Boyd-Schultz, flute; Christopher Ayer and Tom
Houston, clarinet; Brian Utley, saxophone; Scott Harris, percussion; Jennifer
Dalmas, violin; Evgeni Raychev, cello; Jeff Jacobsen, bass; and pianists Mary
Cooper, Ping-Ting Lan, Andrew Parr, Linda Parr, Ron Petti, James Pitts and Shirley
Watterston.
Pi Kappa Lambda is a national honorary music organization. Proceeds from the
recital will benefit the Pi Kappa Lambda scholarship awarded by the local chapter.
The recital is a joint presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts and the Department
of Music.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students.
For tickets or more information, please visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407 or 1-888-240-ARTS.
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