Three faculty recitals and a student opera production are being presented on area university campuses beginning Thursday, Feb. 21, through Tuesday, Feb. 26.
The recitals are free. Tickets are $8 adults, $5 senior adults, $3 children and students for the Lee Opera Theatre performances.
Fuze Trio
» Where: Cadek Recital Hall, 725 Oak St.
» When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21
» For more information: 423-425-4601
Fuze Trio is comprised of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga faculty members Ronda Benson Ford, flute; Erika Schafer, trumpet; and Jenny Parker, piano.
They will play pieces by Bach, Pergolesi, Rachmaninoff and Simon. But this concert will also feature an arrangement by UTC student Joseph Freeman, and a finale of music by Lady Gaga and Calum Scott arranged by trio member Jenny Parker.
Faculty Recital
» Where: Covenant College Chapel, 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain
» When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21
» For more information: 706-419-1453
Covenant College adjunct professors of voice Beth DuRoy and Christine Hassevoort, both sopranos, will sing accompanied by pianist Jason DuRoy and cellist Suzanne Sims.
The musicians will perform works by Schumann, Mozart, Vivaldi, Rossini and by Covenant professor Brandon Kreuze.
Reserved parking and shuttles rides to the chapel are available in the parking lot at the main campus entrance.
Lee Opera Theatre
» Where: Lee University, Dixon Center, 1053 Church St., Cleveland, Tennessee
» When: 7:30 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 21-23; 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24
» For more information: 423-614-8240
Lee Opera Theatre will perform two one-act operas: Giacomo Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” and Bohuslav Martinu’s “What Men Live By.”
“Suor Angelica,” sung in the original Italian, is a tragic tale of a young woman separated from her child and family by convent walls.
In “What Men Live By,” based on a Leo Tolstoy short story, an old cobbler experiences the presence of God through his acts of kindness to people in need.
Faculty Recital
» Where: Lee University, Squires Recital Hall, 1130 Parker St., Cleveland, Tennessee
» When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26
» For more information: www.leeuniversity.edu
Lee University piano faculty member Cahill Smith and cellist Heather Smith will present a program of Russian music with works by Rachmaninoff, Medtner and Myaskovsky.
Arrive early to catch a pre-concert talk at 7 p.m.
– Compiled by staff writer Susan Pierce