Ouachita to host trombonist Jay Bulen in guest recital
October 02, 2009 - Jon Malcolm
Ouachita Baptist University will host Dr. Jay C. Bulen, trombone, in a guest recital
on Monday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall.
The recital is free and open to the public. Bulen will collaborate with pianist Kazuo
Murakami.
Bulen will begin with Joseph Edouard Barat’s “Andante et Allegro,” followed by Richard
Peaslee’s “Arrows of Time.” Also included will be Folk Rabe’s “Basta,” followed by
an intermission. Murakami will join Bulen in playing Robert Spillman’s “Two Songs
for Bass, Trombone and Piano,” followed by Daniel Schnyder’s “Sonata for Bass Trombone
and Piano.” Bulen and Murakami will conclude with Jan Koetsier’s “Falstaffiade for
Bass Trombone and Piano.”
Bulen, professor of music at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., has been
a member of the faculty at Truman State since 1995 and has served since 2006 as the
university’s chair of the department of music. He holds a doctorate of music arts
degree from the University of Washington, a master of music degree from Arizona State
University and a bachelor of fine arts degree from the California Institute of the
Arts.
Bulen has been a featured soloist with several ensembles in Ecuador and the United
States and has taught at the University of Washington, Arizona State University and
the Academia Cotopaxi and Centro de Difusion Musical in Quito. He also is involved
in researching the applications of science to music; his research has included such
topics as brass instrument acoustics, timbre perception and hearing development in
infants.
Kazuo Murakami serves on the piano faculty at the University of Central Arkansas.
Before moving to Conway, he was on the faculty of Truman State University. He has
performed both as a soloist and collaborative artist in recitals across the U.S.,
Europe and Asia. Recent engagements include performances in Finland, Thailand, Germany
and Singapore. Murakami received his master of music degree from the New England Conservatory
of Music in Boston. In addition to earning the Artist’s Diploma from the Cleveland
Institute of Music, he has completed the coursework for the doctor of musical arts
in piano performance and pedagogy degree at the University of Iowa.
For more information about the recital, contact Josh Bynum at [email protected] or (870) 245-5144 or visit www.obulowbrass.com.
By Jon Malcolm
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