harpsichordist Archives - 91短视频 News /now/news/tag/harpsichordist/ News from the 91短视频 community. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Music Profs to Give Concert /now/news/2006/music-profs-to-give-concert/ Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:00:00 +0000 http://www.emu.edu/blog/news/?p=1219 John Fast and Joan Griffing John Fast and Joan Griffing
Photo by Jim Bishop

The 91短视频 will present a faculty recital 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, in Martin Chapel of the seminary building at 91短视频.

, harpsichordist and organist, and , violinist, will present a recital of baroque music, including pieces by J. S. Bach, Handel, Biber and Buxtehude. They will be assisted by Pedro Aponte, flutist, and Nathan Bontrager, cellist.

Dr. Griffing teaches violin and viola, coaches chamber music and conducts the 91短视频 orchestra. She is also concertmaster of the Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra, a member of the Virginia Symphony and violinist with the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, N.C.

This past spring, she premiered a violin concerto written for her by Terry Vosbein, composer-in-residence at Washington and Lee University. She is also a founding member of Tal Consort, a chamber music group based in the Shenandoah Valley.

She earned her bachelor and master of music degrees from Indiana University, where she studied with Tadeusz Wronski, and her DMA in violin performance from Ohio State University.

Fast, a member of the 91短视频 music faculty since 1975, teaches organ, piano, class piano, and music theory. He also teaches piano in the at 91短视频.

Fast received a BA degree from Bethel College, N. Newton, Kan., and an MM degree from Indiana University.

An active church musician, he is currently organist and choir director at Park View Mennonite church, Harrisonburg, and previously was organist at Asbury United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church, Harrisonburg.

Admission to the concert is free, but donations are welcomed for the 91短视频 music department student scholarship fund.

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