Dec. 10, 2010
Contact: Michele Abba
805-756-2406; music@calpoly.edu
W. Terrence Spiller’s Jan. 7 Piano Recital at
Cal Poly to Include Liszt Commemorative
SAN LUIS OBISPO - Music Department Chair and pianist W. Terrence Spiller will give a benefit recital of works by Brahms, Hindemith, Debussy and Liszt at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, in the Spanos Theatre at Cal Poly.
The first half of Spiller’s program will feature Johannes Brahms’ “Vier Klavierstucke,” Op. 119, followed by Paul Hindemith’s "Piano Sonata No. 3 in B flat major."
The second half will contain works by Claude Debussy and Franz Liszt; the works by Liszt commemorate his 200th birthday. The segment will begin with Debussy’s “Children’s Corner” and conclude with three works by Liszt: two selections from his “Transcendental Études” (“Paysage” and the “Allegro molto agitato”), and his “Scherzo and March.”
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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