Guest artist Garrison to present recital Nov. 9
calendar icon31 Oct 2024
Lincoln, Neb.--Leonard Garrison, flute, will present a guest recital on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. The concert is free and open to the public.
Garrison will be accompanied by Jonathan Sokasits, piano, who is professor of piano and Byron Jensen Distinguished Professor in Music at Hastings College.
“Dr. Leonard Garrison, professor emeritus at the University of Idaho, will be presenting a recital of very interesting works for flute, including Katherine Hoover’s ‘Medieval Suite’ (based on historian Barbara Tuchman’s account of the 14th century plaque, ‘A Distant Mirror’) and two transcriptions, both by the composers, of David Del Tredici’s ‘Acrostic Song’ from his masterpiece ‘Final Alice’ (based on ‘Alice in Wonderland’) and Joseph Schwantner’s song ‘Black Anemones.’ A French conservatory standard by Roussel rounds out the program,” said John Bailey, Richard H. Larson Distinguished Professor of Music (flute), in the Glenn Korff School of Music.
While at Nebraska, Garrison will also be presenting a free masterclass on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 4-5 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 110.
“Dr. Garrison has been quite active recording new works for flute and brings a wealth of knowledge to UNL’s flutists,” Bailey said.
Garrison is emeritus professor and former University Distinguished Professor of Flute at the University of Idaho, where he was in the Northwest Wind Quintet.
The National Flute Association presented him with a Distinguished Service Award, and he has been NFA president, secretary, treasurer and program chair.
Currently a flutist in the Scott/Garrison Duo and principal flutist of the Walla Walla Symphony, Garrison has performed in the Chicago Symphony and Tulsa Philharmonic and was a soloist on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today.” He was a winner of the Byron Hester Competition and a frequent performer at National Flute Association conventions. For many years, he also taught at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.
He has released 12 CDs on major labels. He is also the author of “Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France.” “The Flutist Quarterly” and “Flute Talk” have published his articles.
He received his doctorate from Northwestern University, a Master of Music from The State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a Bachelor of Music from The Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
He has also taught at the University of Tulsa, Bowling Green State University, the University of Arkansas and the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.