Ouachita hosts Campbell, Dietz in guest saxophone and percussion recital Nov. 6
November 02, 2011 - Nicci Fillinger
Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will host Dr. Griffin Campbell on
saxophone and Dr. Brett Dietz on percussion in a recital at 7:30 p.m., on Sunday,
Nov. 6, in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. Campbell will also lead a
master class for saxophone students Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Both the recital and
the master class are open to the public and admission is free.
The program will include performances of a version of the first movement, “Adagio,”
from J.S. Bach’s “Sonata in G minor (BWV 1001),” edited by R. Caravan and Campbell;
“Seven Ghosts Above the Landscape” by Brett Deitz; “Caprice en forme de Valse” by
Paul Bonneau; “The Old Year is Past,” “Lost,” “Hymn Tune with Four Variations” and
“Song for Alison” from David Maslanka’s “Song Book”; the first movement of “Tre Pezzi”
by Giacinto Scelsi; and “Breathless” by David Stock.
Dr. Campbell holds degrees in saxophone studies from Michigan State University and
Pfeiffer College. He is the Carruth Distinguished Professor of Saxophone and chair
of the Instrumental Performance Division of the Louisiana State University School
of Music where he has been on faculty since 1984.
Campbell has appeared to critical acclaim as a saxophone performer throughout the
United States and in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Great Britain, Italy, Japan
and Slovenia. Conference performances include solo appearances at meetings of the
World Saxophone Congress, North American Saxophone Alliance, the Society of Composers,
Inc., the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States and the International
Computer Music Conference. He has conducted seminars and master classes in saxophone
performance at universities, conservatories and conferences throughout the U.S. and
around the world.
Brett William Dietz is associate professor of percussion at the Louisiana State University
School of Music. He is the music director of Hamiruge, the LSU percussion group. He
earned his bachelor of music degree in percussion and his master of music in composition/theory
from the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. In 2004, Dietz earned
his doctorate of music degree from Northwestern University.
Dietz is in demand as a clinician and soloist throughout the U.S. and abroad. Recent
performances have taken him as far as Paris, France; Bangkok, Thailand; and General
Roca, Argentina. He has performed at several Percussive Arts Society International
Conventions and is a founding member of Tempus Fugit Percussion Ensemble. TFPE has
performed throughout the U.S. and Europe and has released two compact discs, Tempus Fugit and Push Button and Turn Crank, which have received critical acclaim.
An avid composer, Dietz's music has been performed by prestigious ensembles throughout
the United States, Europe, East Asia and Australia. His compositions have been featured
at the 1998 College Band Directors National Association Eastern Division Conference
and the 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions.
Dietz's composition “Pandora's Box” received its New York premiere at Carnegie Hall
by the National Wind Ensemble conducted by H. Robert Reynolds. He has received numerous
awards for his work as a composer, performer and professor.
For more information, contact Dr. Caroline Taylor at [email protected] or (870) 245-5139.
By Nicci Fillinger
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