Reed to give recital of clarinet and saxophone music March 14

02/26/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Thomas Reed, Professor of Music at Ashland University, will present a recital of clarinet and saxophone music Sunday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hugo Young Theatre, 331 College Ave.  He will perform with Susan Gregg, piano, and Jane Reed, violin.

The recital is free and open to the public.  Seating will be limited to ensure social distancing, and audience members will be required to wear face coverings at all times. 

The recital will include Ballad by George Gershwin, Trio by Aram Khachaturian,  Canzonetta by Gabriel Pierne, Les Folies d’Espagne by Marin Marais, Aeterna by John Anthony Lennon and Fantaisie by Jean-Baptiste Singelee.

The music includes a wide range of styles, including Armenian folk music influences in the music of Khachaturian, Marais’ famous baroque composition Les Folies, technical brilliance in the music of Singelee, the classic American style of Gershwin, and even electronically altered sounds in the music of Lennon.

Ashland University is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) offers each of its student constituencies The Ashland Promise, including “teaching students how to think, not what to think”. Committed to affordability, the University now offers incoming residential freshman the Tuition Relief Scholarship, as well as a variety of new forms of financial assistance for both new and continuing students. ###