UT Woodwinds, Piano Faculty to Give Chamber Music Concert Sept. 14

Stop by The University of Tampa on Monday, Sept. 14, to enjoy chamber music for woodwinds and piano performed by several members of UT’s music faculty. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Plant Hall’s Grand Salon, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., and is free and open to the public.

Performers include Barbara Prescott, flute; Meg Cassell, oboe; Ted DeCorso, clarinet; Maurizio Venturini, bassoon; and Grigorios Zamparas, piano.

The program features works by 20th century composers: a sonatina for flute and piano by French composer Pierre Sancan, a sonata for oboe and piano by French composer Henri Dutilleux and Igor Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo. Also on the program is Franz Danzi’s Quintet No. 1 for piano and woodwinds, a work written in the early 18th century.

Prescott is an acclaimed area soloist, ensemblist, chamber music coach and teacher. During graduate study, she was principal flute of the Chicago Civic Orchestra. In addition to UT, she teaches at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts, St. Petersburg College and Eckerd College.

Cassell teaches oboe at UT and is an active freelance oboist. She subs regularly with The Florida Orchestra and other professional ensembles and manages a reed-making business, Good Tone Guild Double Reeds.

DeCorso taught for 25 years at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and has performed in concerts in major forums throughout the world. He is music director of the Suncoast Symphony Orchestra, the Clearwater Community Band and the Blaine (WA) Jazz Festival and maintains a private studio in Dunedin, FL.

Venturini was the principal bassoon of the Rome Opera Orchestra, the Naples Philharmonic and is currently assistant principal bassoon with the Florida Orchestra. While with the Rome Opera Orchestra, they recorded the movie soundtracks of The Godfather 3, Conan the Barbarian, Marco Polo and Lonely Lady.

Zamparas is an associate professor of music and director of piano studies at UT. He is an active concert pianist and performs both as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles. He has given master classes around the world

For more information, contact the music office at music@ut.edu or (813) 253-6212.