Sarah Wood to perform senior composition recital Oct. 10
October 10, 2011 - Breanne Goodrum
Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Sarah Elizabeth Wood in
her senior composition recital Monday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s
McBeth Recital Hall.
Wood, a senior music theory and composition major from Dallas, Texas, composed all
of the pieces performed during her time at Ouachita. Several Ouachita students and
faculty members will participate in the recital as performers and instrumentalists.
Each of Wood’s compositions holds special significance for her. “Every piece has a story,” she said. “It’s about the emotion and it’s about sharing
the emotion and connecting through that.”
Starting the recital with “Escape” will be Emily Anderson, a sophomore Christian studies
and Christian missions double major from Siloam Springs, Ark., on violin; Jacob Sturgeon,
a sophomore choral music education major from Pine Bluff, Ark., on cello; and T.J.
Bailey, a sophomore business administration major from Fort Smith, Ark., on piano.
Carli Sasser, a sophomore choral music education major from Hamburg, Ark., will then
perform “Desert,” a piece including words by Robert Frost.
Carrie Brown, a piano performance graduate from Knoxville, Ark., will then take the
stage on piano for “Bedouir.” A piece for alto saxophone and piano titled “Regret”
will then be performed by Alex Goff, a senior instrumental music education major from
Nashville, Ark., on alto saxophone and Jenna Cummings, a junior church music major
from Jacksonville, Ark., on piano.
A multi movement performance inspired by the works of Shakespeare titled “Scenes that
Shaketh the Speare” will follow. In the first movement, Xavier Lagunas, a senior musical
theatre major from Arlington, Texas, will sing “Tomorrow,” inspired by Macbeth. “To
Be or Not to Be,” inspired by Hamlet, will follow and will be sung by Grace Johnson,
a senior vocal performance major from Tyler, Texas. The final movement, “Those Lips
(Sonnet 145),” will be sung by John Tneoh, a junior vocal performance major from
Malaysia. Phyllis Walker will accompany the vocalists on piano.
Another piano selection will be performed by Cummings titled “Why?” The Ouachita Singers,
accompanied by Cummings, will conclude the recital with the selection, “Hosea’s Lament,”
a song based on the biblical text of Hosea 5:14-15 and 6:4-7.
The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the School
of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.
By Breanne Goodrum
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