The conducting talents of Oliver Yan, graduate student in the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University, will be spotlighted when the Symphony Orchestra performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.<br/><br/>Yan, who is from Hong Kong, is earning a master’s degree in conducting from SFA. The program will include three major works: “Der Freischutz” Overture by Carl Maria von Weber; “Les Preludes” by Franz Liszt; and L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1 by Georges Bizet.<br/><br/>Concert tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.<br/>
The School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University will present “Celleuphoria” featuring Dr. Evgeni Raychev at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.<br/><br/>Raychev, cello instructor at SFA, will be joined on stage by colleagues Jennifer Dalmas, violin; Minhae Lee, piano; Melissa Nabb, viola; and Brad Mayer, percussion. Some of Raychev’s current and prospective cello students will also perform. The concert features compositions from the Baroque, Romantic and post-Romantic periods, as well as the 20th and 21st centuries.<br/><br/>Recital tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.<br/>
Larry Greer, adjunct faculty instructor of guitar at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.<br/><br/>The program will feature a mix of classical, pop and jazz music for guitar. Greer will be joined by guest artists Karen Greer, Dr. Christina Guenther, Dr. Brad Meyer, Dr. J.D. Salas and Dr. Ben Morris.<br/><br/>Concert tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.<br/>
Dr. Deb Scott, professor of trombone and bass trombone at Stephen F. Austin State University, will perform works by living composers in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.<br/><br/>Works of two prominent women composers, including Ida Gotkovsky and Elizabeth Raum, will be featured along with works by Ben Morris, SFA’s new composition faculty member, and by Canadian composer Michalis Andronikou. Joining Scott on the concert will be colleagues Dr. Thomas Nixon, collaborative pianist; Dr. Carlos Gaviria, contrabass; Dr. Scott LaGraff, baritone voice; and SFA graduate student Martha Jhoana, harp.<br/><br/>Recital tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.<br/>
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 will highlight a concert presented by the Symphony Orchestra at Stephen F. Austin State University at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.<br/><br/>Conducted by Dr. Gregory Grabowski, director of orchestral activities at SFA, the Symphony Orchestra will also perform Franz Schubert’s “Rosamunde Overture” and Camille Saint-Saëns <br/>“La Muse et le Poete,” which will feature faculty members Dr. Jennifer Dalmas, violin, and Dr. Evgeni Raychev, cello. <br/><br/>Concert tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.<br/>