Saint Meinrad Archabbey Cultural Events in St. Meinrad, is presenting a free clarinet concert called “Clarinet Extravaganza” on Saturday, November 4th, at 7:30 PM Central Time in the St. Bede Hall Theater.
“Clarinet Extravaganza” will be performed by Brazilian clarinetist, Dr. Iura de Rezende, and Macau pianist, Kevina Lam.
The program will include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622, Première Rhapsodie composed by Claude Debussy, Sonatine by composer Pierre Sancan, and Ivan Müller’s Grand Duo Brillant, Op. 97.
Dr. Iura de Rezende has appeared as a performing artist in venues throughout the United States, South America, and Europe. He has a doctorate in clarinet performance, music history and literature, and early music performance from Indiana University at Bloomington, as a Fulbright Scholar. Iura was a professor of clarinet at the Federal University of São João del Rei in Brazil for over 15 years.
Kevina Lam has made frequent solo appearances with orchestras in Macau and Europe since her debut at age 14. Before being appointed as the faculty collaborative pianist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Lam served as faculty at Eastern Illinois University.
This program is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Guest House and student parking lots.
For more information, contact Krista Hall during business hours at 812-357-6501. For updates on the day of the performance, call 812-357-6611.
