December 16, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michele Abba
Cal Poly Music Department
805-756-2406; mabba@calpoly.edu
W. Terrence Spiller Piano Recital at Cal Poly on Jan. 8
Includes Chopin Commemorative
SAN LUIS OBISPO - Music Department Chair and pianist W. Terrence Spiller will give a benefit recital of works by Bach, Bartók and Chopin at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, in the Spanos Theatre at Cal Poly.
The first half of Spiller's program will feature Johann Sebastian Bach’s "Partita in E minor" followed by Béla Bartok’s "Dance Suite." The second half contains works by Frédéric Chopin, to commemorate the composer’s 200th birthday. The segment begins with three of Chopin’s "Mazurkas" and concludes with his "Sonata in B minor," Op. 58.
Tickets to the recital are $6 for students and senior citizens and $10 for the public. They are on sale at the Performing Arts Ticket Office 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. To order by phone, call SLO-ARTS (805-756-2787).
Patrons who buy season tickets to four Music Department events through the Performing Arts Ticket office will receive a 10 percent discount; a 15 percent discount is given to those who buy tickets to five or more events.
Proceeds from the recital will benefit the Cal Poly Music Department Scholarship Fund. The recital is sponsored by the Music Department and College of Liberal Arts. For more information, call 805-756-2406.
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