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COFAC Holding Faculty Recital on Tuesday
January 27, 2025
MACOMB, IL - The Western Illinois University School of Music will present a Faculty Recital featuring bassoonist Andrea Baker at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.
Joining Baker will be collaborative pianist Po-Chuan Chiang, soprano Melissa Chávez, oboist Paul Chinen and saxophonist Kyle Jones.
This performance is open free to the public.
The program will include:
Sonata in F Major - William Hurlstone (1876-1906)
I. Vivace
II. Ballade
III. Allegretto
- Andrea Baker, bassoon
- Po-Chuan Chiang, piano
I Never Saw Another Butterfly - Lori Laitman (b. 1955)
1. The Butterfly
2. Yes, That's the Way Things Are
3. Birdsong
4. The Garden
5. Man Proposes, God Disposes
6. The Old House
- Melissa Chávez, soprano
- Andrea Baker, bassoon
~INTERMISSION~
Danzas Latinoamericanas - José L. Elizondo (b. 1972)
1. Otoño en Buenos Aires
2. Pan de Azúcar
3. Atardecer Tapatío
- Andrea Baker, bassoon
- Kyle Jones, saxophone
Flirtations for One Sassy Salamander - Zoe Cutler (b. 1996)
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano - Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
I. Presto
II. Andante
III. Rondo
- Paul Chinen, oboe
- Andrea Baker, bassoon
- Po-Chuan Chiang, piano
For more information, call the COFAC Recital Hall office at (309) 298-1843 or visit wiu.edu/recitalhall.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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