On Saturday, October 3, music education major and trombonist Keith Slater performed his senior recital. Mr. Brian Christian provided piano accompaniment as Keith performed Paul Hindemith’s Sonata for Trombone and Eugene Bozza’s Ballade, Op. 62. Mrs. Hannah Pruessner accompanied on piano for Eric Ewazen’s song cycle, Cancoes do Sol. The recital concluded with some lighthearted contemporary pieces, including Dizzy Gillespie’s A Night in Tunisia and Christopher Bill’s Video Game Symphony No. 3. Fellow students joined Keith to provide a jazz ensemble for the Gillespie piece, and to create a trombone quartet for the Bill piece. Slater’s friend Christopher Benham joined him to perform Clapping Music, a minimalistic composition by Steve Reich which uses clapping hands as the only instrument. The recital concluded with a surprise encore: Henry Mancini’s theme from the Pink Panther. Keith expressed that he worked very hard for this program and that he was satisfied with the results. The Music Department is proud of Keith’s dedication to his craft and looks forward to seeing how he will use his gifts in the future.
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