Thursday, October 2, 2008

Regina Carter Plays Music of William Grant Still and Others at Oakland University Oct. 3

Flo Robbins Paterni gives this summary of her biography at her blog: “I've been teaching violin in the Detroit Public Schools for 33 years! I teach in 5 elementary schools: Schulze, Vernor, Barbara Jordan, MacDowell, and Pasteur. I teach violin to Kindergarten through 8th grade.”

Paterni Violin Blog
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
The famous Regina Carter will be performing this Friday..at Oakland University. On Saturday, the next day, I am going to attend an Improvisation workshop that she is giving. I am VERY excited. The following is about her concert. Come and sit with me! Stick & String: Regina Carter, Mark Stone and Yin Zheng.  Noted jazz violinist Regina Carter, Oakland University percussionist Mark Stone and Oakland University pianist Yin Zheng will present "Stick & String," an eclectic collection of improvised and composed music, at Varner Recital Hall on Friday, October 3, 2008 8 p.m.

The program will include 2008 compositions, "M.S." by Mark Stone and "Iberia" by OU composer Terry Herald, as well as works by Astor Piazzolla, William Grant Still, Paul Schoenfield and "Nkwantompola," traditional music by the people of Busoga, one of the largest kingdoms in Uganda. The artists will cross styles, cultures, and era as Ms. Carter's world-renowned skills as a jazz performer cross paths with Dr. Zheng's elegant piano performance style and the driving energy of Stone's world music percussion expertise.

Tickets are $16 for general admission and $8 for students and available at the Varner Box Office at Oakland University, open one hour before performances and 3-6 p.m., Tuesday-Friday. Also at Star Tickets Plus, http://www.starticketsplus.com and 800-585-3737 (a service fee applies). This event is part of the Department's Professional Artist Series. [William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com] 
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