EUGENE–Internationally renowned classical guitarist Paul Galbraith will headline the Tuesday, March 7 chamber music concert, one of the six concerts scheduled this week at the University of Oregon School of Music.

This week’s schedule also will offer audiences tastes of chamber orchestral works, violin and piano repertoire from the 20th century as well as music of the ‘90s for symphonic band and wind ensemble. A student groups’ jazz concert and a joint appearance of the Men’s and Women’s chorus complete the week’s offerings.

For more information, call the UO School of Music, 961 E. 18th Ave., weekdays at (541)
346-5678. To confirm concert times and ticket information, call GuardLine from a Touch-Tone phone at 485-2000, ext. 2533, for a 24-hours-a-day taped message of the week’s events.

The University Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Professor Wayne Bennett, will perform at 3 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall, 961 E. 18th Ave. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens.

Selections to be performed include Bizet’s "Symphony in C," Bartok’s "Rumanian Folk Dances" and Milhaud’s "Creation du Monde." The Chamber Orchestra is a new ensemble this year, offering orchestra students the opportunity to perform smaller-scale repertoire than that written for full symphony.

Monday, March 6–Faculty Artist Series: Violinist Kathryn Lucktenberg and pianist Mary Elizabeth Parker will give a Faculty Artist Series recital featuring a spectrum of music from the 20th century. Concert time is 8 p.m. in Beall Hall. Tickets, available at the door, are $7 general admission and $4 for students and senior citizens.

The program, which also will feature appearances by marimba soloist Charles Dowd and violinist Fritz Gearhart, embraces a variety of musical styles, from classical to jazz. The first half of the 20th century will be represented by Henry Cowell’s "Suite for Violin and Piano," Quincy Porter’s "Four Pieces for Violin and Piano," a piano sonata by Leonard Bernstein, and a special violin-piano arrangement of Gershwin’s "It Ain’t Necessarily So" from "Porgy and Bess."

More recent compositions on the program include a three-movement marimba piece, "Legal Highs," by David Jones; "Tanguette for Two Violins" by Victor Steinhardt; and "Tango de Parque Centrale" by jazz artist Dave Grusin.

Lucktenberg, who has been on the UO music faculty since 1993, earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. In 1979, she made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and within a year after graduation from Curtis, she joined the Honolulu Symphony as concertmaster. During her 11 years in Hawaii, she also was a member of the Honolulu Symphony String Quartet and served on the faculty at the University of Hawaii.

Parker has a master’s degree and a doctorate in piano performance from the University of Texas. She has been active as a performer, teacher, clinician and adjudicator, and was named Outstanding Pre-Collegiate Teacher of 1993 by the Austin Music Teachers Association. Parker is a member of the piano faculty at Lane Community College and maintains a private piano studio in Eugene. She has performed with the Oregon Mozart Players and Eugene Symphony and often collaborates with pianists Christine Mirabella and Victor Steinhardt.

Internationally acclaimed guitarist and Grammy Award nominee Paul Galbraith will give a Chamber Music Series concert at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. Reserved-seat tickets range from $8 to $22, available in advance from the Hult Center, (541) 682-5000, or from the Erb Memorial Union Ticket Office, 346-4363. Student tickets will be sold at the door for $5 and $9.

Galbraith’s program includes "Lute Suite No. 2 in C Minor" and "Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat" by Bach; a transcription of a Haydn keyboard sonata; a nocturne by Benjamin Britten; and a fantasia and "Sir John Langton’s Pavane" by John Dowland. Galbraith has arranged all works on the program for eight-string guitar.

A free pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. in Room 198 of the Music Building will feature UO guitar professor David Case with insights and examples of the concert repertoire.

Galbraith first won public acclaim in Great Britain when he won the Silver Medal at the Segovia International Guitar Competition at age 17. Andres Segovia, who was present for the competition, called his playing "magnificent." The following year, Galbraith went on to win BBC-TV’s Young Musician of the Year Award.

These awards launched an international career that has included performances with some of the finest orchestras in Britain and Europe, including the Royal Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the BBC Philharmonic, as well as the Scottish Symphony, English Chamber, BBC Scottish, Scottish Baroque, Ulster and Halle orchestras. Concert tours have taken him to the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Norway, Hungary, Brazil, China, India and Iceland.

Galbraith’s revolutionary playing style was first revealed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1989. His guitar is supported by a metal endpin (similar to that of a cello) which rests on a wooden resonance box. The eight strings and unique design of his guitar increase the instrument’s range and possibilities to an extent never before possible.

In 1995, Galbraith gave the world premiere of his transcription of Bach’s complete solo violin sonatas and partitas at the Philadelphia Bach Festival, and in 1996, he performed them at the Edinburgh Festival. BBC TV chose to televise this concert as one of the highlights of the festival. That summer, Galbraith’s first CD was chosen Best of the Month by BBC Radio.

In 1998, the Delos label launched an extensive series of recordings by Galbraith beginning with discs of Bach, Haydn and folksongs from around the world. His "Complete Solo Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas" album was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award as Best Solo Instrumental Album and was chosen as one of the two best CDs of 1998 by Gramophone Magazine. The CD received a Four Star rating in Stereo Review and reached the Top Ten of the classical charts in Billboard.

The Oregon Wind Ensemble and UO Symphonic Band each will perform "Music From the 1990s" beginning at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens.

The Oregon Symphonic Band, directed by Todd Zimbelman, will play "First Suite in F" by Thomas Ritter George, "And the Heart Replies" by Anne McGinty and "Vesuvius" by Frank Ticheli.

The Oregon Wind Ensemble, directed by Timothy Reynolds and guest conductor Eric Hammer, will present "Without Warning" by Steven Melillo, "With Quiet Courage" by Larry Daehn and "Poema Alpestra" by Franco Cesarini.

Hammer is a returning UO alumnus. A former member of the Oregon Wind Ensemble, he received his doctorate in 1994 and is currently on the music faculty at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.

The UO Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus will share a concert at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. Admission is free.

The Women’s Chorus, directed by Graduate Teaching Fellow Joanne McDade, will perform "Evening Song" and "Across the Sea" by Mendelssohn, "Three Madrigals" by Krenek, "Te Quiero" and "Ching-a-Ring Chaw," a folk-song arrangement by Aaron Copeland.

The Men’s Chorus, directed by Graduate Teaching Fellow Genaro Mendez, will perform music by Franz Schubert and Hans Leo Hassler, as well as several folksongs, "Down in the Valley," "Down by the Sally Garden" and "The Miller of Dee."

The two choruses will sing together in "Oh, My Luve’s Like A Red, Red Rose" by Rene Claussen.

The Oregon Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Bands will present an evening of jazz selections at
8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens.

Selections will include "Orchids" by Tim Clarke, "What Did You Say?" by James Miley, "Time In Place" by M. Stern, "Mr. Fonebone" by Bob Mintzer, "Smiles" by Butch Nordahl and "Consummation" by Thad Jones.

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