SLU's Classic Winter Concert
January 22, 2007
Classical Sounds Ring Out At Saint Leo University’s Winter
Concert
SAINT LEO, FLA. – The classical sounds of composers Ludwig van
Beethoven, Igor Stravinski, and Felix Mendelssohn will ring out at
Saint Leo University in Selby Auditorium on Tuesday, January 30, at
7:30 p.m. The classical winter concert will be performed by a trio
of pianist Christopher Cooley, violinist Judith Lee, and cellist
Tess Remy-Schumacher. The event, sponsored by community
philanthropists Richard and Jinx Behnke, is free and open to the
public. For directions and more information, please call (352)
588-8572.
“This concert, part of our ongoing University
Concert Series, is a wonderful way for the local community to
experience Saint Leo University and attendance is standing room
only,' said June Hammond, D.M., associate professor of music. “As a
liberal arts institution, Saint Leo understands the important role
that the arts play in the community.'
The program for the concert includes pieces from all three
composers. The music of Beethoven will include Sonata in D Major
for Cello and Piano: “Allegro con Brio,' “Adagio con molto
Sentimento d’Affecto,' and “Allegro Fugato.' The Suite Italienne
for Violin and Piano composed by Stravinski includes the
Introduction, Serenade, Tarantella, Gavotte with two variations,
Scherzino and Menuet and Finale. The Trio for Piano, Violin, and
Cello in D Minor, op.49, by Mendelssohn includes “Molto Allegro
Agitato,' “Andante con moto Tranquillo,' “Scherso – Leggiero e
Vivace,' and Finale “Allegro Assai Appassionato.'
Tampa native Christopher Cooley, Ph.D., who has played the piano
since the age of seven, has performed with the University of Texas
Symphony, the Chamber Orchestra of Florida and internationally in
Italy, Germany, Austria, England, Russia, Japan, and Korea.
Violinist Judith Lee is on the faculty of Phillips Academy in
Andover, Mass., and performs solo chamber music with orchestras in
the northeast. Fulbright Scholar and cellist Tess Remy-Schumacher,
Ph.D. has played in Italy, Germany, Asia, Australia, Europe, and
throughout the United States.
