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Wesleyan student and faculty among honorees of memorial piano recital

10.26.2018 | By:
Photo of TXWES music professor Ilka Araujo performing a piano recital in Brazil

Dr. Ilka Vasconcelos Araújo will present a recital in Nicholas Martin Hall at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. The recital is dedicated to the memories of colleagues and a student, all of whom have passed away recently. Honorees include Derrick MIchael Applon '17, Arnold Jerome Leondar, Robert Beck, Dr. Twyla Miranda, Glen Turner, and Bobbie Badger.

The performance will feature composers Liszt, Nepomuceno, Scriabin, Prokofiev, Villa-Lobos, and Gottschalk, as well as Dr. Araújo's own composition, entitled Instants.

This recital is free and open to the public. There will be a reception following.