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9-13-1998 Russell Wilson, piano Department of Music, University of Richmond

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Russell Wilson, piano

assisted by Clarence Seay, bass

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SEPTEMBER 13, 1998, 3:oo PM CAMP CONCERT HALL, BooKER HALL oF Musrc RussELL WILSON, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, is an outstanding classical and jazz pianist who received his bachelor and master of music degrees from Memphis State University. Formerly a member of Virginia Union University's faculty, he now teaches at the University of Richmond and at Virginia Commonwealth University and performs regularly with the Russell Wilson Quartet and Joe Kennedy Quartet.

Mr. Wilson enjoys a distinguished career as a solo and chamber music performer. He is the principal pianist of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and the Richmond Sinfonia, where he has performed as a soloist and has accompanied world class artists including Mel Torme, Richard Hyman, Cab Calloway, Chet Atkins, Steve Allen, and Carol Lawrence. Mr. Wilson's performances over the years have been numerous and varied: as pianist with the Joe Kennedy Quartet at the National Association of Jazz Educators Conference in Atlanta; with the Louisville Symphony Orchestra as accompanist for flautist Leslie Burrs; at the Smithsonian Institution as pianist with Trio Pro Viva, a chamber ensemble devoted to the RUSSELL WILSON performance of music by Black composers. As soloist, he has performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major with the Petersburg Symphony Orchestra; Duke Elington's New World a' Cornin' with the New River Valley and the Richmond Symphony orchestras, and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A-major. Wilson was selected to perform in master classes conducted by Earl Wild and Leon Fleisher.

In addition to his performances, he has conducted improvisational workshops for the Richmond Music Teachers Association, Richmond Jazz Society (Bach, Bop and Beyond), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia State University with violinist Joe Kennedy, Jr. Benefit concerts have been presented for American Field Services and Richmond Area Retarded Citizens.

As a recording artist, he is featured as soloist on Moonlight Piano, The Memphis Convention, and the Smithsonian Jazz CD Big Band Treasure Live. Since the summer of 1995 he has been the pianist for the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra conducted by David Baker. He began touring in January, 1996, celebrating the 150th year of the Smithsonian exhibition. Concerts have been in Kansas, Colorado, California, Rhode Island, and Washington.

CLARENCE SEAY, former bassist with the Great Ameri­ can Music Ensemble (G.A.M.E.) is a native of Wash­ ington, D.C. who attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and Howard University. He has recorded with , Chico Freeman, and Jae Sinnett, and has toured Europe, India, Iceland, South America and Japan with , Chico Free­ man, , and . In the sum­ mer of 1994 Seay toured with Helen Merrill and now records and tours with trumpeter whose 1994 release of Misterios on Warner Brothers label has received rave reviews.

Seay was a featured performer on a 1995 CD com­ memorating ten of America's jazz legends. He also performs regularly with jazz violinist Joe Kennedy Jr. and with the Russell Wilson Ensemble. Formerly an instructor of bass at Virginia Commonwealth Uni­ versity, he now concentrates on touring, recording, and freelancing.

CLARENCE SEAY r ••• PROGRAM ••• I

Sonata in C minor, K. 11 Domenico Scarlatti Allegro (1685-1757)

Sonata in C major, K. 513 Pastorate, Moderato Molto allegro Presto sonata in G minor, K. 8 Allegro

piano Sonata, no. 3, op. 5 Johannes Brahms Allegro maestoso (1833-1897) Andante expressivo Scherzo Intermezzo Finale

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pantasie Negre Florence B. Price (1888-1953)

Troubled Water Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)

Graceful Ghost Rag William Bolcom (b. 1938)

with CLARENCE SEAY I've Never Been In Love Before Frank Loesser from Guys and Dolls (1910-1969)

Estate (Summer) Bruno Martino

A TRIBUTE ... featuring works by Duke Ellington (1899-1974) George Gershwin (1898-1937) GEORGE M. MODLIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Admission is free of charge unless otherwise indicated

Consuelo Kanaga: An American Photographer To September 26, 1998 Marsh Art Gallery Organized by the Brooklyn Museum ofArt, this exhibition of American artist Consuelo Kanaga (1894- 1978) includes her work as photojournalist and documentarian of African-Americans in context with the formal innovations and social content of her life's work.

Art for the University: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Marsh Art Gallery To September 26, 1998 Marsh Art Gallery The Marsh Art Gallery features gifts to its permanent collection in celebration of thirty years of providing a forum for the visual arts in the University community.

David Headley: Seashells Sonata To December 12, 1998 Marsh Art Gallery David Headley presents a site-specific series created for the Marsh Art Gallery. Installed in four bays, like movements in a sonata, these paintings depict the diminutive seashell as human-scale architecture.

David Niethamer, Marta Schworm Weldon, Nicholas Lewis, clarinets, John Walter, piano September 14, 1998, 8 pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music The three clarinets are joined in this concert by pianist John Walter.

Shanghai Quartet with Andre-Michel Schub, piano Wednesday, September 16, 1998, 8 pm Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music Sponsored in part by the University of Richmond Cultural Affairs Committee University of Richmond's quartet-in-residence, the Shanghai Quartet, is joined by pianist Andre-Michel Schub, winner of the 1981 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Adults $14, Sr. Citizens $12, Faculty/Staff$10, UR Students FREE Call 289-8980 for tickets.

Public Nightmare: Eichenberg's Dance of Death Robert Conway, Director of the Fritz Eichenberg Foundation and co-curator of the exhibition, speaker Thursday, September 24, 1998 7 pm, Lecture, Frederick Rehearsal Hall 8 pm Opening Reception, Booth Lobby, March Art Gallery

Witness to Our Century: An Artistic Biography of Fritz Eichenberg September 25 to December 12, 1998 Marsh Art Gallery Organized by Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, the exhibition chronicles the art and life of Fritz Eichenberg ( 1901-1990) with sketches, drawings and wood engravings ranging from political cartoons during his early years in Germany to his dramatic book illustrations done while living in New York.

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra David N. Baker, Musical Director Monday, September 28, 1998, 8 pm Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts Sponsored by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra was founded in 1990 with a congressional appropriation in recognition of the importance ofjazz in American culture. This critically acclaimed ensemble serves as the orchestra-in-residence at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., and tours extensively throughout the United States. This concert will feature the works of Count Basie and Neal Hefti. America's legendary big band pioneers.

Adults $15, Sr. Citizens $13, Faculty/Staff $10, UR Students FREE Call 289-8980 for tickets.