‘Mostly Air Reeds’ recital is March 24

Lincoln, Neb.—A faculty and guest artist recital titled “Mostly Air Reeds” will be on Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Music Building Recital Hall Rm. 130. The concert is free and open to the public.

The recital features the Richard H. Larson Professor of Music John Bailey, flute; guest artist Amy Morris, flute; and Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor Christopher Marks, piano.

The program will include Ricardo Matosinhos’ “Traveling for flute and alto flute;” Marlaena Kessick’s “Exotic Perfumes;” Ernesto Nazareth’s “Tangos Parejas;” Claude Arrieu’s “Duo en quatre movements pour 2 flûtes;” Richard Strauss’ “Rosekavalier Flutes Suite for 2 flutes and piano;” and “Two Flutes at the Opera,” arranged by Morris.

“Amy Morris, second flutist of the Lincoln Symphony and a friend for over 30 years, suggested we continue a fun tradition originally started by the Omaha Symphony flutists (one was her teacher)—an annual ‘Mostly Flutes’ recital with flute chamber music and some invited guests,” Bailey said. “Our program, therefore titled ‘Mostly Air Reeds,’ continues this tradition.”

Bailey noted that flutes do not have a single reed like the clarinet or a double reed like the oboe. 

“We have an ‘air reed’ that splits the air column, producing the vibrations needed to produce a sound,” he said. “The program contains some delightful works for two flutes and for flute and alto flute, plus we are joined by Chris Marks on piano for some operatic and tango hits.”

Bailey has been a faculty member in the Glenn Korff School of Music since 1986. He is a member of the Moran Woodwind Quintet and principal flutist with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra. He is an active recitalist, lecturer and masterclass teacher. He was president of the National Flute Association in 2003-2004. He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, and he received his masters and doctorate degrees from Northwestern University.

Prior to joining the Lincoln Symphony, Morris was the second flutist with the Minnesota Opera Orchestra for 20 years before moving back to her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, in 2017. She also performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, Mankato Symphony, Sarasota Opera and the Cedar Rapids Symphony (now Orchestra Iowa). She was a founding member of four chamber music groups:  fisarflautica, The Second Winds, Indånde and The Prairie Song Project. These groups have performed in school education programs, college guest artist recitals and international venues. She has received a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Iowa.

Marks heads the Faculty Affairs area in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. He also serves as Nebraska’s representative to the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Vice Provosts for Faculty Affairs group. He joined the faculty in the Glenn Korff School of Music in 2006. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts in organ performance from Eastman School of Music; a Master of Music degree in organ performance and a Master of Music in piano performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana; and a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the University of Richmond.