March, 2008

  
2 Sunday Shuann Chai, fortepiano
guest performer
Room M208		 4:30 pm
2 Sunday Ernest Lewis, Jr., tenor; senior recital
Thomas Turnbull, piano 		8:00 pm
5 Wednesday Apollo's Fire,
the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, with Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano
Jennifer Larmore's 1986 debut as "Sesto" in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito heralded a career that has grown to include Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and she is still adding to the list. She has appeared in every major opera city in the world. Her discography of more than three dozen recordings includes opera, concert, and recital repertoire; and her appearance at the closing ceremony of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, singing the Olympic Hymn, was viewed by millions around the world.
Secrest Artists Series
Wait Chapel 		7:30 pm
6 Thursday Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano
master class
Secrest Artists Series
11:00 am
19 Wednesday A Night of Argentine Tango
Jacqui Carrasco, violin
Matthew Kendrick, bass
and guest performer Federico Pivetta, piano
Join these versatile artists in their exploration of both the traditional and avant-garde side of Argentine tango music. The concert will feature the passion of classic songs such as La Cumparsita as well as the jazz-tinged music of composer
Astor Piazolla. 		8:00 pm
25 Tuesday Justin Smith, organ; student recital
Wait Chapel 		8:00 pm
26 Wednesday Concert Choir Home Concert
Brian Gorelick, director
The theme of this year's Home Concert is Contemporary Choral Music of North America. The concert is a fundraiser for the Concert Choir International Touring Fund. Last May, the ensemble toured Vienna and Austria, performing internationally for the first time in its over-60- year history. The admission charge for this concert will help cover the choir's travel expenses when the group takes its second international tour in 2010. Tickets will be on sale at the door for $10 for adults and $5 for students. Anyone wishing to reserve tickets may do so by calling the Music Department Office at 758-5364. 		8:00 pm
28 Friday James Zoll, clarinet; senior honors recital
Thomas Turnbull, piano 		8:00 pm
30 Sunday Joanne Inkman, piano; faculty recital
Music Moments from the Masters: Beethoven's Sonata in E Major: Op. 14 no. 1, and Listz's monumental Piano Sonata no. 1 in b minor. 		3:00 pm

Directions to Brendle Recital Hall

Secrest Artists Series

Wake Forest provides numerous opportunities for music students to attend concerts by performers of national and international repute. The Secrest Artists Series brings to the campus the best of the established and the most promising of the new artists in the performing arts world. Recently featured artists include Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano opera star; Eugenia Zukerman, flutist; Eileen Ivers, Celtic fiddler; Doc Severinsen and his Big Band; Itzak Perlman, violinist; Christopher Parkening, guitarist and the early music vocal ensemble, Anonymous 4. Pre-concert talks by University professors enhance the performance experience, and, occasionally, master classes with a Secrest artist are offered to qualified music students. Each year the series sponsors five concerts and admission is free to Wake Forest faculty, staff and students.