Dr. Josh Calkin will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Ley Theatre, accompanied by Shelly Armstrong.
Dr. Josh Calkin guides his tuba into soulful vocal register at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at Wayne State College. The performance, free and open to the public, will be in Ley Theatre, located on the second floor of the Brandenburg Building.
The program is accessible by selecting the event from the Upcoming Music Events list on the Music Department page.
Calkin is a professor of music and director of bands at Wayne State.
Featuring vocal pieces uniquely arranged for tuba, the concert incorporates piano accompaniment by Shelly Armstrong, Wayne State’s collaborative pianist; prerecorded electronic accompaniment; and unaccompanied repertoire.
Piano accompanied selections include the rich texture of “Five Songs by Johannes Brahms” transcribed by Don Little; the evocative “Two Songs for Tuba and Piano” by Robert Spillman; and the tender, yet vibrant “Six Studies in English Folksong” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. “Aboriginal Voices for Tuba and Fixed Media” by Neal Corwell captures a mystical primal dance while “Canticle for Unaccompanied Tuba” by David Holben echoes sacred, medieval chants.
For more information, contact the Wayne State Department of Music at 402-375-7359.