TGIF, Jun 7, 5:30pm
Join us for a Friday night concert that will lift your spirit with David Schepps, cello, and Edwin Light, piano, performing music by Schumann, Messiaen, de Falla and Cassado. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.
Program
Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 (1849)—Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
- Tenderly
- Lively
- Fast and with vigor
Praise to the eternity of Jesus (1940)—Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
(Quartet for the End of Time)
Popular Spanish Suite (1914)—Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
- The Moorish Cloth
- Nana
- Song
Flirtatious Remarks (1931)—Gaspar Cassado (1897-1966)
The Artists
David Schepps, recently retired Associate Professor of Cello, UNM, plays in the New Mexico Philharmonic and Santa Fe Pro Musica. David has soloed with the NM, Santa Fe, Calgary, Veracruz, and Wichita Symphonies; performed as soloist, chamber, and orchestral player on NPR; and played in the famous Grand Teton Festival for the past 30 years.
Edwin Light received his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Boston University. He has taught at Western Illinois University and at Fitchburg (MA) State University. He has performed widely in the United States and in Switzerland and Austria. He currently resides in Albuquerque with his longtime partner, Jack Cox.