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 9^th, 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 9^th 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.