UMO faculty recital slated for September 17
By Staff Reports
Published in News on September 2, 2015 1:46 PM
MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive will host the second annual Faculty Showcase Recital on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hazel Waters Kornegay Assembly Hall, 207 Wooten St.
The event is free and open to the public.
Eight UMO Department of Music faculty members will showcase their vocal and instrumental talents in a variety of styles.
This year's lineup of performers includes Dr. Rue Lee Holms (xylophone), Dr. William Ford (contemporary saxophone), Dr. Thomas Coleman (classical clarinet) and Edward Stephenson (guitar) as well as an Irving Berlin number performed by Dr. Carl Ashley, and later joined by his wife, Marie Ashley, in an Al Yankovic duet.
An accomplished opera singer Marie Ashley will take the stage with accompanist Dr. Alan Armstrong to perform pieces by Puccini and Donizetti.
Pianists Dr. Alan Armstrong and Dr. Franklin Gross will round out the evening with two piano four-hands pieces, "Malaguena" and "Wonderful Words of Life."
For more information, visit www.mo.edu.