Lecture-Concert Series presents Sims/Rodgers/Clark Trio April 17

March 30, 2010 -- The trio Sims/Rodgers/Clark will perform in the sixteenth event of Arkansas State University’s Lecture-Concert Series. They will perform Saturday, April 17, at 2 p.m. in Riceland Hall, Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro. The concert, like all events in ASU’s Lecture-Concert Series, is free and open to the public. The program will consist of Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, and Ravel’s Piano Trio.

Stephen Sims, violinist, holds degrees from the University of Iowa and the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is the former assistant principal violin of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and has performed throughout the U.S. and in Ireland. Sims teaches at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Denison University. Joseph Rodgers, cellist, has performed on four continents and more than fifteen states. He teaches cello, bass, and music theory at Minnesota State University, where he also directs the Minnesota State University Orchestra. Lauren Schack Clark, pianist, is associate professor of piano and keyboard activities at ASU. Recent performances have included solo and collaborative recitals in Italy, the U.K., Boston, and Florida. She holds degrees from Northwestern University and Boston University.

For more details, contact Dr. Gil Fowler, associate dean for the Honors College, at (870) 972-2308.The Lecture-Concert Series presents diverse programs to enrich the cultural life of the campus, community, and region.
 

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