[206]MTSU FACULTY WOODWIND QUINTET PERFORMS FREE NOV. 24 CONCERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 18, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493

MTSU FACULTY WOODWIND QUINTET PERFORMS FREE NOV. 24 CONCERT

(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Faculty Woodwind Quintet, featuring Deanna Little (flute), Laura Ann Ross (oboe), Todd Waldecker (clarinet), Angela DeBoer (horn) and Gil Perel (bassoon) will perform in a free and open concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 24 in Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
"The MTSU Faculty Quintet, a relatively new artist ensemble, will present a program of standard works from the woodwind quintet repertoire spanning from the classical sounds of Haydn to more contemporary compositions by the French composer (known as) Françaix and British composer Patterson," Waldecker said.
Specifically, the group will perform Divertimento by Franz Joseph Haydn, Westerly Winds by Paul Patterson, and Quintette by Jean Françaix.
"The program features pleasant and catchy tunes shared by all members of the woodwind quintet: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon," Waldecker added.
Concerning the performers Waldecker serves as associate professor of clarinet in the School of Music at MTSU where he was a recipient of the 2006 MTSU Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award.
Perel is a member of the Nashville Symphony and teaching at MTSU this academic year.
Little, associate professor of flute at MTSU, holds a Bachelor of Music degree in education from the University of Northern Iowa, a Master of Music degree in flute performance and the Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University.
Ross, an active freelance oboist and teacher in the Nashville area, has been appointed as the adjunct professor of oboe at MTSU. She is the acting principal oboist of the Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra and a substitute for both the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the New World Symphony in Miami, Fla.
An assistant professor of horn at MTSU, DeBoer is also active in the musical scene in and around Nashville, having performed with the Nashville Symphony, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Bowling Green (Ky.) Chamber Orchestra, Huntsville (Ala.) Symphony and the Nashville Opera as well as recording in the studios around Nashville.
For more information on this and other events in the music school at MTSU, please call 615-898-2493 or visit www.mtsumusic.com.



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