Martin Kennedy to present faculty recital Oct. 10

Oct. 5, 2009 -- Pianist Martin Kennedy, assistant professor of composition and theory in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will present a free faculty recital at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in the 560 Music Center's E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall.

The program will include five original works by Kennedy, beginning with the recent Trivial Pursuits, performed by Kennedy and violinist Erin Schreiber, assistant concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO).

Soprano Stella Markou, director of Vocal Studies at the University of Missouri—St. Louis, and guitarist Vince Varvel, teacher of applied music, will then perform Kennedy's My Beloved is Mine (2007), followed by Theme and Variations (2003) featuring Kennedy and Timothy Myers, principal trombonist for the SLSO. Next up will be Suite (2006), featuring violinists Dana Myers and Charlene Clark, both teachers of applied music; Weijing Wang, violist for the SLSO; and violoncellist Catherine Lehr, assistant principal cello for the SLSO.

After a brief intermission, the recital will conclude with Piano Concerto (2008) featuring Kennedy as well as pianist Peter Henderson, assistant professor of music at Maryville University.

The 560 Music Center is located at 560 Trinity Ave., at the intersection with Delmar Boulevard. For more information, call (314) 935-5566 or email kschultz@artsci.wustl.edu.