Campbell to present concert of contemporary music

Buies Creek, N.C.—Composers James Wintle, Betty Wishart, Keith Dippre and Radames Gnattali are among those featured in a concert of contemporary music at Campbell University. Set for Tuesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. at Campbell University’s Scott Concert Hall, the concert is free and open to the public.

Dr. James Wintle is professor emeritus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University where he directs the Musical Arts Series. Venues for Wintle’s compositions such as “Album Leaves” include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Dallas Museum of Art.

Works by Betty Wishart, a professor of piano at Campbell University, were selected for inclusion in the CD, “Chroma: New Music for Piano,” performed by internationally known pianist Dr. Jeri-Mae Astolfi. Wishart also won the ASCAP Plus Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Among Wishart’s compositions are “Pastorale” and “Dreamscape.”

Composer Keith Dippre is department chair and professor of music at Methodist University. His “California Low Brow” is a set of five sketches for solo piano. The performance will feature three of the five sketches: “The Apparition of Saint Mary,” “The Apparition of Michael Jackson” and “Ultra Swank.”

Brazillian National Composer Radames Gnattali is a third generation, classically trained composer conductor, orchestrator and arranger. Among his works to be performed are “Sonatina in d Major” and “Allegro Moderator.”

Pianist Francisca Aquino and double bassist Ricardo Vasconcellos perform as a duo and teach at the Music School of Brasilia. They are also prolific composers. Their works “Gosto Brasil” and Beira-Mar” will be featured in the concert and played by Catherine LeGrand on flute and Kenneth Grigg on piano.

Pianists Scott Marosek, violinists Megan Kenny and Pamela Kelly, cellist Dr. Earnest Lamb, clarinetist Dr. Bruce Blanton and guitarist William Dale Smith are also featured performers.

“We have an extremely wide range of musical styles and a varied combination of instruments featured in this concert,” said Wishart.“It’s not every day you hear duet combinations of violin and guitar, clarinet and cello, or flute and violin.”