OXFORD ARTS TRIO PERFORMS BENEFIT CONCERT
September 9th
The Oxford Arts Trio will present a benefit
concert of American music, poetry and prose at the Oxford Community Arts Center
on Sunday, September 9th, at 3:00 p.m. The program will feature works by American
composers in tandem with the spoken word highlighting different eras of
American culture.
Members of the trio are Christine
House-Shumway, violin, Joanna Klett, cello, and Jerome Stanley, piano. They have been presenting local and regional
concerts since their formation in 2010.
Their concerts have included a variety of music from both the classical
and popular repertoire. For the
September 9th concert they will be joined by guest, Benjamin
Smolder, who will present the poetry/prose works.
The program will include a new composition
(2011) by Ohio composer BRIAN JOYCE. The
work is based upon American hymn melodies from the early nineteenth century,
one of which was published in Cincinnati in 1825. Mr. Joyce holds an undergraduate degree in
music theory and composition and a graduate degree in musicology. Several of his compositions have been published by
Cimarron Press, Solid Brass Music and Latham Music, a division of Lorenz.
Violinist, CHRISTINE HOUSE-SHUMWAY, is Director of the Virginia
Pierce-Glick Young Musicians' Program at Miami University. She is a native of
Okemos, Michigan, and received the Master of Music in Violin Performance from
the University of Michigan as a student of Camilla Wicks. A student at
Interlochen, Meadowmount, and the Music Academy of the West, she has also
performed at the Bedford Springs Music Festival and served on the faculties of
the New England Music Camp, the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and the Miami
University Chamber Music Institute.
Cellist, JOANNA KLETT, completed her Bachelor of Music and Master of
Music degrees at Western Michigan University and Miami University,
respectively. Her principal teachers include Jonathan Chenoweth, Bruce Uchimura,
and Pansy Chang. Ms. Klett has attended Encore School for Strings, Meadowmount
School of Music, and the National Orchestral Institute. In addition to her work
with the Virginia Pearce Glick Young Musicians’ Program at Miami University,
she maintains an active piano studio at West Chester Academy of Music in West
Chester, Ohio, and is the church pianist for Seven Mile Presbyterian Church.
Pianist, JEROME STANLEY received a PhD
from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is an
emeritus professor from Miami University’s Department of Music, where he taught
for more than thirty-five years. His career included instructing students in
studio piano, music theory and ear training. Prior to his position at Miami
University, he operated a private piano studio in Missouri while attending
Washington University in St. Louis. As a young musician he won the St. Louis
Symphony Young Artists Competition, which led to a debut solo recital and an
appearance as concerto soloist with orchestra. He has performed as a piano soloist,
chamber musician and accompanist, performing in both Europe and the United
States. Most of his career has been devoted to teaching. He has also authored
two books on music, one of which explores relationships between visual arts and
music.
The concert will be held in the Ballroom
of OCAC, 10 South College Avenue, in Oxford. The group is offering the concert
as a benefit for the Center. Entrance is $5 at the door with all proceeds to
benefit the Oxford Community Arts Center.
For additional information
contact the Art Center at info@oxarts.org or 513-524-8506.
