BGSU College of Musical Arts

Tonight, the SMI Piano Camp faculty will give a recital. All are welcome. 8 p.m. in Bryan Hall.

PROGRAM

Prelude for the left hand, Op. 9, no. 1 | Alexander Scriabin
Solungga Liu

Une barque sur l’océan (A Boat on the Ocean) | Maurice Ravel
Robert Satterlee

Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 | Arnold Schoenberg
I. Leicht, zart (Light, delicate)
II. Langsam (Slow)
III. Sehr langsame ♩ (Very slow ♩)
IV. Rasch, aber leicht (Brisk, but light)
V. Etwas rasch (Somewhat brisk)
VI. Sehr langsam (Very slow)
Francisca de Castanheiro de Freitas

Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 87, no. 4 | Dmitri Shostakovich
Yevgeny Yontov

Stablemates | Benny Golson
Tumaini Sango

O forse, l’ho già perduta poco a poco | Juro Kim Feliz
(Or perhaps, I have already lost it little by little…)
Stephen Eckert

From Préludes, Book I | Claude Debussy
La danse de Puck
Les collines d’Anacapri
Laura Melton

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The 2026 winners of the Douglas Wayland Chamber Music Competition traveled to WGTE in Toledo to perform, record and interview with Brad Cresswell for Afternoon Classics.

Undergraduate Division
Lapis Trio
Kiersten Lowry, flute
Mahlia Proctor, violin
Luca Albano, piano

Graduate Division
TBD Quartet
Matthew Brewton, Ethan Morris, Kyle Recker, Connor Re*****on, tuba

The radio broadcast of this program will be TOMORROW, JUNE 5 at 2 p.m.

https://www.wgte.org/radio/local-radio-programs/afternoon-classics-with-brad-cresswell

The Arts at BGSU continue to flourish by promoting a culture of creativity both on our campus and in our community! Spark your imagination by participating in art, music, theatre, film, dance, or creative writing at BGSU.

Associate Dean and professor of trumpet Charles Saenz with CMA faculty and alums performed at the International Trumpet Guild conference at the Eastman School of Music. They “crushed” their recreation of Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool. Congratulations to Professor Saenz and ensemble, and thanks for representing the CMA on an international stage!

The College of Musical Arts was a sponsor of Porchfest in Bowling Green. Congratulations to all the bands that performed and those who organized the event!

TODAY is the LAST DAY to register for ANY of the summer music camps.

bgsu.edu/smi

DEADLINE ALERT!

The deadline to register for ANY of the summer music camps is MONDAY, JUNE 1.

bgsu.edu/smi

Check out the BGSU Percussion Ensemble performing “Reminder: Grow Reflect Repeat.” The piece was written by BGSU DMA alum Nick Zoulek, and also features an original film he created to accompany the composition.

Performers: Jude Crawford, Ian Holdridge, Vic McPheron, Carson Van Gorder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVYoCkDzGvg

https://www.facebook.com/bgsupercussionstudio
https://www.facebook.com/nick.zoulek

BGSU Percussion | Reminder: Grow Reflect Repeat | Composed by Nick Zoulek The BGSU Percussion Ensemble performs Nick Zoulek's "Reminder: Grow Reflect Repeat." Performers: Jude Crawford, Ian Holdridge, Vic McPheron, Carson Van Gorde...

This coming week trumpet professor Charles Saenz will be a featured performer - along with the BGSU Faculty Jazz Nonet - at the 50th International Trumpet Guild Conference at Eastman. Here is a link to the conference, what they are playing, and who's joining Charles.

https://itgconference.org/artists-presenters/

Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool

Charles Saenz, trumpet
David Bixler, alto saxophone
Bobbi Thompson, baritone saxophone
Andrew Pelletier, horn
Scott Rogers, trombone
David Saygers, tuba
Ariel Kasler, piano
Aidan Plank, bass
Dan Piccolo, drums