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OBU students Eskelsen and Garner to perform recitals Oct. 21

October 14, 2011 - Breanne Goodrum

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Alyssa Eskelsen in her sophomore musical theatre recital and Hannah Garner in her junior vocal performance recital Friday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall.

Eskelsen, from College Station, Texas, has been involved in OBU Women’s Chorus, Concert Choir and Chi Delta women’s social club.

Eskelsen's portion of the recital will begin with Reynaldo Hahn’s “Si mes vers avaient des ailes,” followed by Franz Schubert’s “Die Forelle” and Stefano Donaudy’s “O del mio amato ben.” She will then perform Richard Rodgers’ and Oscar Hammerstein’s “Many a New Day” from Oklahoma, followed by Kurt Weill’s “What Good Would the Moon Be?” from Street Scene and will conclude the recital with Stephen Sondheim’s “That’ll Show Him” from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Xavier Lagunas will assist Eskelsen on “That’ll Show Him,” and John Briggs will accompany Eskelsen on the piano throughout the recital.

Garner, from Saginaw, Mich., has played the role of Zerlina in Ouachita's production of Don Giovanni and is cast in the role of Papagena in Ouachita's production of The Magic Flute.

Garner's portion of the recital will begin with Gabriel Fauré's "Fleur jetée," followed by John P. Sacco's "That's Life" and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Nightingale and the Rose." She will continue with "The Singer" by Michael Head, "So Anch'io la Virtú Magica" from Gaetano Donizetti's Don Pasquale and "Als Luise die Briefe" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Garner will conclude with "My Eyes (On the Rise)" from Joss and Jed Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and "Easy as Life" from Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida.

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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