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Contact: Ralph
Derickson
Amadeus
Trio
The
concert is part of a weeklong residence program
featuring Ott. A collaboration between The Amadeus
Trio and the UK Orchestra in the School of Music
in the College of Fine Arts will be held in the
Singletary Center’s Concert Hall at 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 30.
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LEXINGTON,
Ky. (Dec. 24, 2003) -- The
University of Kentucky will welcome in the new
year with a celebration of chamber music. The
acclaimed Amadeus
Trio presents the world-premiere of UK alumnus
David Ott's work, Trio Piece, at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 27, in the Concert Hall of the UK Singletary
Center for the Arts.
The
Amadeus Trio includes pianist Marian Hahn, violinist
Timothy Baker, and cellist Jeffrey Solow.
The
concert is part of a weeklong residence program
featuring Ott. A collaboration between The Amadeus
Trio and the UK Orchestra in the School
of Music in the College
of Fine Arts will be held in the Singletary
Center’s Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 30.
Ticket
prices for the performances are $20 for the general
public, $16 for UK faculty/staff and senior citizens,
and $12 for students. Each night is sold separately.
Tickets may be purchased at the Singletary Center
Ticket Office or by calling (859) 257-4929 or online.
Ott
received a UK doctorate in music theory and composition
in 1982. Since then, his works have become some
of the most frequently performed of any American
of the (post-World War II) era. UK commissioned
his latest composition, Trio Piece, which will
be premiered by the Amadeus Trio.
The
Amadeus Trio received spontaneous applause during
a 1992 Lincoln
Center debut. The group was asked to perform
in such places as San Francisco's Herbst
Pavilion, Los Angeles' Ambassador
Auditorium, and Carnegie
Hall in New York City.
Besides
the yearly concert tour, the Amadeus Trio is frequently
heard on National
Public Radio's “Performance Today” program.
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