An evening of classical piano featuring three local artists is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 23 in the Centennial Hall Auditorium at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
William Malone, a noted classical and jazz saxophone player, will perform “Images in Sound for Saxophone and Piano.” He will be accompanied by Sara McDaniel and Abe Minzer. The concert is free and open to the public.
Malone is chair of the Pikes Peak Community College Department of Music and an adjunct instructor at UCCS. Malone is well-known for specializing in 20th Century woodwind performance techniques, having recorded and performed chamber music with such notable groups as the Lydian String Quartet and Videmus as well as appearing at festivals including the New Hampshire Music Festival and the NOW Music Festival. Prior to joining PPCC, Malone was an instructor of saxophone and jazz studies at Otterbein College. At UCCS, he teaches courses in jazz history, music appreciation and non-Western music history.
Pianist Abe Minzer is an instructor at PPCC and an adjunct instructor at UCCS. He performs throughout the U.S. and has appeared with the Pittsburgh Symphony in addition to performances at Colorado College. He is the director of “Classically Alive” which hosts more than 40 musicians and other artists and features diverse monthly at-home music and arts salons in addition to programs across Colorado.
Pianist Sara McDaniel is regionally known as a performer, teacher and clinician. She specializes in chamber music and regularly collaborates with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and faculty of local colleges. She gives piano pedagogy workshops and master classes throughout Colorado and other states. McDaniel teaches at both PPCC and UCCS.
The trio will present the music of Luciano Berio, Andre’ Caplet, Pozzi Escot, Ryo Noda, and Toru Takemitsu.
For more information, contact Laura Kluckman, program marketing intern, Department of Visual and Performing Arts Music, (719) 505-2165, [email protected].
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