Honors Recital showcases student talent

Six students performed a range of vocal and instrumental pieces, Sunday, for CSC music program’s Honors Recital in the Mari Sandoz Center Chicoine Atrium.

Accompanied by Communication, Music, Art and Theatre Accompanist Bobby Pace, senior Allen Kissack, of Sidney, kicked off the program with “Daybreak” by Nicola Ferro on trombone. The piece started in low, peaceful tones and slowly rose to a bursting height, similar to the dawning of a new day.

The light theme continued with junior Kaye Cunningham’s performance of Arthur Honegger’s “Danse de la chevre,” a solo flute piece. “Danse de la chevre”, which translates to “Dance of the Goat,” began with slow, dreamlike notes and quickly skipped into fast-paced trills, eventually settling into a calm resolution.

Bryony Trump, senior of Sterling, Colorado, countered “Danse de la chevre” with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622, III. Rondo: Allegro.” Paired with Pace’s accompaniment, the concerto started in cheerful, trilling notes but pulled back to slower, darker tones before ending in a powerful, upbeat mood to close the piece.

Soprano Ashley Jackson, freshman of Mitchell, followed with “Wie Melodien zeich es mir” by Johannes Brahms. Translated to “It moves like a melody”, Brahm’s composition was filled with sweet, tender notes ascribing words to “blossoms like spring flowers.”

Sophomore Austin Pfeiffer, of Alliance, performed “Land” by Takatsugu Muramatsu on the marimba. Using four mallets to span the marimba, Pfeiffer navigated Land’s upbeat tempo and inquisitive, moving notes.

Aydin Mack, senior of Alliance, closed the program on trumpet with Eugene Bozza’s “Rustiques,” a piece that contrasted in bursting tones with Pace’s piano accompaniment that eventually joined together to form a uniform beat.

Mack returns for his senior trumpet recital at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 6 after Patrick Cassiday’s senior guitar recital at 7 p.m., Friday, April 5, both at the Mari Sandoz Center Chicoine Atrium.