A Musical Offering
to honor the memory of
James Fowler Meyers
(June 7, 1947 — January 23, 2010)
Ludwig Hall, Kent State University
Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Prelude by the KSU Undergraduate Brass Quintet
Michael Chunn & Brian Riozzo, trumpets, Emily Lenart, horn
Eric Johnston, trombone & Jacob Fagan, tuba
Rhapsody (1952) — Wilson Osborne
David DeBolt, bassoon
Welcome by Denise Seachrist, interim director, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music
Remembrances by George Faddoul, colleague & friend & Moshe Amitay, professor emeritus of cello
Andantino (Quartet in g, op. 10) –Debussy
Nexus String Quartet
Eric Chin & Angela Oh, violins, Daniel Jang, viola & Charles Akert, cello
Remembrance by Carol Stafinsky, colleague & friend
Andante (Sonata in f, op. 120, no. 2) — Brahms
Dennis Nygren, clarinet & Jerry Wong, piano
Remembrances by Frank Wiley, composer, New Music Ensemble Director, and Vance George, conductor emeritus, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring (Mikado) –Gilbert & Sullivan
Timothy Culver, tenor & Jerry Wong, piano
Remembrances by Wayne Gorder, director of bands, and Chas Baker, Jazz Studies
Kumbaya –African American Spiritual arr. Paul Sjoland
The KSU Women’s Chorus, Kerry Glann, director
Sicut cervus desiderat –Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Ride on, King Jesus –African American Spiritual arr. Parker/Shaw
The KSU Chorale, Scott MacPherson, director
Remembrances by Jessica Stover, student & Blaine Vesley, piano technician
Sarabande & Bourrée (Suite No. 3) –J.S. Bach
Charles Akert, cello
A reception follows in the lobby.
