Connecticut College News

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College music department will present a chamber music concert featuring faculty Tom Labadorf and Anthea Kreston Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cummings Art Center, Evans Recital Hall, on the Connecticut College campus. Labadorf and Kreston will be joined by pianist Annette Shapiro to present a program of drama-inspired works. Temptation is the theme of the first half, which begins with Dan Welcher´s "Dante Dances" for clarinet and piano, a piece that comically integrates ballroom dance themes with Boccaccio´s classic story of Dante´s decent into Hell. The temptation of fame and fortune is symbolized by Kreston´s violin in Stravinsky´s "A Soldier´s Tale." The second half features Labadorf in an unaccompanied work by Shulamit Ran called "Monologue for Clarinet" and concludes with Bela Bartok´s "Contrasts," performed by all three musicians. Labadorf has performed under the batons of such notable conductors as Aaron Copland, Karel Husa, Pierre Boulez and David Zinman and recently completed a 24-year career with the United States Coast Guard Band performing solos in concerts across the United States. Kreston has enjoyed worldwide acclaim as a soloist and member of the Amelia Trio. Shapiro has been a member of the Hop River Chamber Players since 1981, and continues to freelance as an accompanist and in chamber-music performances at the University of Connecticut and throughout the eastern Connecticut and Hartford areas. Admission is $10, $5 for students and senior citizens. A reception will follow the performance. Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college´s 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu. -CC-

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