Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Department of Music will host Dr. Alice Wang, guest clarinetist, and pianist Dr. Nancy Zipay DeSalvo, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of music, in a piano duo recital Monday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public.
Concert selections include Luigi Bassi's "Rigoletto Fantasia da Concerto;" Leó Weiner's "Peregi Verbunk, Opus 40;" Charles-Marie Widor's "Introduction et Rondo, Opus 72;" and Carl Maria von Weber's "Grand Duo concertant, Opus 48."
Wang is assistant professor of clarinet for the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University; principal clarinetist with the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra and Opera Western Reserve; member of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra; and has been a featured soloist with the Ohio District V Honors Band, W. D. Packard Concert Band, and Youngstown State University Wind Ensemble.
DeSalvo, a Steinway Artist, teaches piano, accompanying, and music theory; performs solo recitals; accompanies visiting guest artists; and travels extensively across the United States as a professional accompanying pianist and chamber music collaborator. DeSalvo, who joined the ¾¨Ó㴫ý faculty in 1991, earned an undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University, master's from Manhattan School of Music, and doctorate from The Cleveland Institute of Music.
Contact DeSalvo at (724) 946-7023 or e-mail desalvnj@westminster.edu for additional information.
