The Isosceles Trio_ featuring Heidi Lucas on horn, Richard Perry on tuba, and Lois Leventhal on piano_ will present a recital at West Virginia University’s Creative Arts Center, Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall (200A).
The event is free and open to the public.
The program will include “Dance of the Ocean Breeze” (1979) by Roger Kellaway, “Horn-Lokk” (1972) by Sigurd Berge, “Dialogues for Horn and Tuba” (1987) by John Stevens, “Trifles for Tuba and Piano” (2010) by Charles Ingram, and “Divertimento” (1993) by David Gillingham.
The trio members are music faculty at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Heidi Lucas holds degrees from the Crane School of Music-SUNY Potsdam, the Eastman School of Music and the University of Georgia. In addition to extensive chamber music experience including residencies and tours throughout New England, England, Brazil, and as part of Brevard College’s Eric Ewazen Residency, Dr. Lucas is currently a member of the Southern Arts Brass Quintet and Category Five, the faculty ensembles at USM.
Richard H. Perry holds degrees from Tennessee Technological University, the University of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been active as a clinician, performer, and adjudicator throughout the Eastern United States. A former member of the acclaimed Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, Dr. Perry is currently a member of the Southern Arts Brass Quintet, the Modern Jazz Tuba Project, and the Meridian and Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestras.
Lois Levanthal received her doctorate of music at Indiana University. Her performing career includes concerto appearances throughout Mississippi, as well as solo and chamber recitals in Chicago, New York, London, and, under the auspices of the United States Information Agency, in Argentina and Uruguay. Her performances have been broadcast widely and can be heard on compact disc on Crystal and Albany labels with colleague Lawrence Gwozdz, saxophonist.
For more information, contact the College of Creative Arts at (304) 293-4359.
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CONTACT: Charlene Lattea, College of Creative Arts
304-293-4359, Charlene.Lattea@mail.wvu.edu
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