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Mead Witter School of Music Faculty Artist Series

Jessica Johnson, piano
Anthony Di Sanza, percussion

With special guest Matthew Koester, saxophone

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Sole Nero, based in Madison, Wisconsin, is committed to exploring and programming new and existing works for piano and percussion duo. In an effort to contribute to the repertoire of this diverse medium, the duo has engaged in an extensive commissioning/premiering project resulting in many new works since 2002. Sole Nero has performed extensively in the United States and has appeared in Shenyang and Beijing, China. In addition, the duo has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Society of Composers National Conference, and the MTNA National Conference.

Sole Nero’s repertoire has explored works involving multi-media, including Across a Distance, a theatre production for soprano, deaf actor and video images with piano & percussion duo. The music for this production was composed for Sole Nero by Scott Gendel. In 2004 the duo released its first compact disc recording on the Equilibrium label titled Music per Due and is currently recording newly commissioned works for their second release.

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Kendal Schreiber and Josh Dieter Elective Percussion Recital

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Program

Palpitations     Cody Holmes (b. 1995)

Drift      Caleb Pickering (b. 1990)

Rotation II      Eric Sammut (b. 1968)

Fire       Donald Skoog (b. 1956)

Meditation no.1       Casey Cangelosi (b. 1982)

Meditation no. 2      Casey Cangelosi

Velocities      Joseph Schwantner (b. 1943)

As One      Gene Koshinski (b. 1980)

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Josh Dieter and Kendal Schreiber are both studying Percussion Performance at UW–Madison and are presenting a duo recital. This recital will have a mix of fun and challenging percussion duets and solo repertoire.