Axe ’Em, Jacks!
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Dr. Deb Scott, professor of trombone and bass trombone at Stephen F. Austin State University, will perform works by living composers in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
Works of two prominent women composers, including Ida Gotkovsky and Elizabeth Raum, will be featured along with works by Ben Morris, SFA’s new composition faculty member, and by Canadian composer Michalis Andronikou.
Joining Scott on the concert will be colleagues Dr. Thomas Nixon, collaborative pianist; Dr. Carlos Gaviria, contrabass; Dr. Scott LaGraff, baritone voice; and SFA graduate student Martha Jhoana, harp.
Raum’s “The Secret of Ben Søgen for Trombone and Piano” was composed in 2019 and is “a beautiful and lyrical piece portraying the journey of a mythological character,” according to Scott.
Concerto pour Trombone et Orchestre by Gotkovsky is a well-known concerto for trombone. Scott performed the work last August with an orchestra at the Trombonanza Festival in Argentina.
Scott describes “In Memoriam Theodore Antoniou” for harp and trombone by Andronikou as “a lovely lyrical piece that blends the harp and trombone in beautiful ways.”
“If You Give a Moose a Muffin” for baritone voice, bass trombone and upright bass, written by SFA’s Morris, is based on the text of a popular children’s book by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Originally composed to be performed for children, the piece uses fun effects and mutes to bring the story to life.
Scott is a performing artist for Rath Trombones, England, and is active worldwide as a soloist and clinician. She is the director of the Composers Workshop for the International Trombone Festival and a recent member of Monarch Brass. Scott’s solo CD, “Playing Favorites,” was released in 2017 by Navona Records. She has twice been a featured soloist and faculty member in Santa Fe, Argentina, at Trombonanza, the largest brass festival in South America.
Recital tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit https://www.finearts.sfasu.edu/events/2023/02#2103. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.