October 19, 2004 :: No. 63
Who: |
Cal State Fullerton Department of Music |
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What: |
Patricia Prunty, soprano, faculty artist
Rob Watson, piano, faculty artist |
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When: |
8 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 2004 |
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Where: |
Recital Hall, California State University, Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd. (Nutwood and State College Blvd.)
Fullerton |
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Program: |
Entitled “A Celebration of Voices Onstage,”
this faculty duo will perform a program of works by Ives,
Schubert, Falla and Thomas and a selection of Spanish songs. |
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Background: |
Soprano Patricia Prunty has made her mark
on both the operatic and concert stage. She debuted with the
Los Angeles Opera in 1992, performing in a number of roles
including, most recently, Yvette in La Rondine. Prunty sang
the role of Michaela in The Tragedy of Carmen (Peter Brook’s
adaptation) with Santa Fe Stages and Adina in Opera Roanoke’s
production of L’Elisir D’Amore in 2000. She has
performed with such companies as The San Diego Opera, Opera
San Jose and Tulsa Opera in many roles including Musetta in
La Boheme, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro and Pat Nixon in
Nixon in China. As winner of the Center for Contemporary Opera’s
International Opera Singer’s Competition, Prunty presented
her Weill Recital Hall debut in 2000 and Carnegie Hall debut
the preceding fall. Originally from Virginia, she received
her B.F.A. from Marshall University and her M.M. from Yale
University, studying with Phyllis Curtin. She joined CSUF’s
Music Department in 2003 as a vocal instructor.
“Brilliant translucent soprano sound, sparkling diction
and a heart-stopping lyrical line.” –Orange County
Register
As a solo pianist, Robert Watson is known for an imaginative
and eclectic repertory of music. As a collaborative pianist,
Watson has performed duo piano recitals with pianist Mary
Mark Zeyen and instrumentalists throughout the U. S. He has
performed in, and created festivals and recitals devoted to
individual composers such as J. S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, Debussy,
Schubert and an all-Viennese classical piano recital, performed
in the Haydn Saal at the Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt, Austria.
Watson holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance
from the University of Arizona where he was a student of Ozan
Marsh. He currently teaches piano and is keyboard area coordinator
at Cal State Fullerton.
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Admission: |
Advance sales $20 ($12 with advance Titan discount
& $9 with advance CSUF student discount) At the door all
tickets $20 |
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Box Office: |
Tickets available at the Performing Arts Center
box office 657-278-3371. Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday
and one hour prior to performance. Or online at: www.tickets.com |
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Internet: |
http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/events/ |
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Media Contact: |
Elizabeth Champion, College of the Arts at
657-278-2434
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