Triangle Soloist Appears in Concert
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 7, 2014) — Is there really enough music composed for a triangle soloist to offer a program the length of a concert? You will be delighted to learn that there is when you attend "Music for Triangle Soloist," a guest recital by percussionist Mark Berry beginning 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
For most percussionists, the triangle is a familiar instrument that is played frequently. However there is very little solo or recital repertoire available. Though the triangle has been played for centuries, in modern times it is rarely encountered outside of an ensemble context.
The Sounds, Shapes, and Synergy commissioning project evolved from this dichotomy. Berry began the project with three goals: to contribute repertoire; to propel the triangle in a solo or recital context; and to create modern music for an ancient instrument.
Berry is associate professor of percussion at Western Kentucky University. Since 2002, he has held the position of principal timpanist with Orchestra Kentucky.
"Music for Triangle Soloist" is presented by UK Percussion Studies at UK School of Music. The School of Music, part of the UK College of Fine Arts, has garnered a national reputation for high-caliber education in opera, choral and instrumental music performance, as well as music education, composition, and theory and music history.
MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu