One strength of the Division of Fine Arts at Friends University is the impressive faculty. This series features several of our talented faculty who bring a wide variety of styles. You can enjoy all of these events free of charge!

FALL 2011 EVENTS

FACULTY RECITAL - DR. JOHN TAYLOR, TUBA QUARTET
Aug. 30, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sebits Auditorium
Free
Dr. Taylor, Friends University Professor of Tuba, will be joined by Blair Martin, Dr. Timothy Shade and Robert Tierney to present an evening of Euphonium-Tuba Quartet music. This concert will also feature solos by Dr. Taylor and Dr. Shade with selections from Renaissance madrigals to contemporary compositions.

FINE ARTS FACULTY FANFARE
September 15, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sebits Auditorium & Gallery
Free
Come sample the diverse sounds and radiant artwork of the talented faculty in the Friends University Division of Fine Arts.

FACULTY RECITAL - SUSAN MAYO, CELLO
Sept. 17, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m.
The Fisch Haus
524 S. Commerce St., Wichita, KS
Free
This recital will feature the regional premiere of Paul Elwood’s, “Clean Cut,” the only music piece in the world that combines power tools and cello. Other works will include a choreographed rendition of Bach’s Suite #1 for Solo Cello, Debussy’s Cello Sonata, with Dr. James Knight on piano, and the band “ZMF,” featuring, John Harrison, violin, Randy Zellers, guitar, Susan Mayo, cello, and special guest, Paul Elwood, banjo.

FACULTY RECITAL - DR. JAMES KNIGHT, PIANO
Nov. 3, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sebits Auditorium
Free
This recital celebrates the bicentennial of Franz Liszt’s birth, October 22, 1811. Musicians all over the world are programming his works in honor of the occasion and even the Budapest Ferihegy International Airport has been renamed the Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. This recital will include selections from the three books of the Années de Pèlerinage  and what is thought of as his greatest piano piece, the Sonata in B Minor.

FACULTY BRASS QUINTET CONCERT
Nov. 13, 2011 @ 3 p.m.
Sebits Auditorium
Free

TOWER WIND QUINTET RECITAL
Nov. 29, 2011 @ 7 p.m.
Sebits Auditorium
Free
Bring your whole family to kick off the holiday season with the Tower Wind Quintet! There’s something for everyone in this recital that includes holiday music, storytelling, and standards in the wind quintet repertoire. A reception will follow. The recommended age for this concert is three and up.