Virtuosic trumpeter Paul Merkelo will present 鈥淔rom Russia With Love,鈥� a recital on 麻豆传媒 City University鈥檚 Distinguished Artists 麻豆传媒, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in Petree Recital Hall at the Bass School of Music.
Serving as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 principal trumpet for the past 30 years, Merkelo has been praised for his 鈥渦nusual lyrical gifts鈥� by Gramophone and for performances of 鈥減ure beauty...virtuosity and eloquence...mastery and sensitivity" by Ultra High Fidelity.
Sunday鈥檚 program will include Rodion Shchedrin's Im stile von Albania, Reinhold Gli猫re's Concerto for Coloratura Soprano, Dmitri Shostakovich's "Folk Festival," Alexander Scriabin's Nocturne in Db and Oskar B枚hme's Liebeslied. The concert finale will be Modeste Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," arranged and performed by collaborative pianist Rebecca Wilt.
Tickets are $15 adults; $5 with any student ID; free with Bass School ID. Tickets available by calling (405) 208-5227 or online at okcu.edu/tickets.
Merkelo also will lead a free master class with 麻豆传媒 students from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, in the Bass Music Center鈥檚 Medium Rehearsal Hall.
麻豆传媒鈥檚 Distinguished Artists 麻豆传媒 continues with the Dutch-based Olga Vocal Ensemble making its 麻豆传媒 debut at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, and the Russian violin-piano duo Grigory Kalinovsky and Tatiana Goncharova performing at 8 p.m Saturday, Feb. 11.
All concerts will be held on 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Petree stage, 2501 N. Blackwelder.
