Honor's Recital

Frostburg State University’s Department of Music will present student Catherine Owens in her senior recital, “In Bloom,” on Sunday, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. She will be accompanied by Dr. Joseph Yungen on piano. Guest artists will include Tom Harrison (piano), Peter B. Lewis (bass), Daniel Hicks (drums) and the FSU Chorale conducted by Dr. Scott Reiker. The concert is free and open to the public. This event will also be livestreamed; the link will be posted at www.frostburg.edu/concerts.Owens will perform “Rainbow” by Kacey Musgraves, “Qual vita é questa mai…Che fiero momento” by Christoph Willibald Gluck, “Chanson d’amour” by Gabriel Faure, “Violon” by Francis Poulenc, “Extase” by Henri Duparc, “Als Luise die Briefe” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “4 Lieder, Op. 27” by Richard Strauss, “Autumn Leaves” by Joseph Kosma and Johnny Mercer and “A Sunday Kind of Love” by Barbara Bell, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes and Louis Prima. Owens will also perform “Easier For You” and “Possibilities”, both written by her.Owens studies under Dr. Chun-Ting Chao at FSU. She made the Dean’s List last fall, received the Margaret G. Guild Vocal Music Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year and currently has a choral assistantship. Owens is a member of the FSU NAfME (National Association for Music Education) and is the secretary of the FSU chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. She anticipates graduating in May 2025 with a bachelor of science in music with a minor in jazz. Her career goal is to teach high school choir. Owens was homeschooled and graduated in 2020.For more information, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 301-687-4109.FSU is committed to making all its programs, services and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. To request accommodation through the ADA Compliance Office, call 301-687-3035 or use a Voice Relay Operator at 1-800-735-2258.

Frostburg State University’s Department of Music will present its Jazz Orchestra Concert, directed by Dr. Brent Weber, on Friday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for seniors, military and FSU faculty and staff; and free for students and children. Tickets are available at the University Box Office, Lane University Center 203 from Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or online at tickets.frostburg.edu. Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of the concert.Special guests will include the FSU Vocal Jazz Quartet and Dr. Donny Albrecht on trumpet.The program will include “The Chicken” by Jaco Pastorius arranged by Kris Berg, “Green Piece” by Maria Schneider, “On a Clear Day” by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner arranged by Darmon Meader, “Quintessence” by Hank Levy, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” by Josef Zawinul arranged by Phil Wilson, “Chameleon” by Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson and Harvey Mason arranged by Jay Chattaway, “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” by Charles Mingus arranged by Andrew Homzy, “Good Day Sunshine” by Paul McCartney and John Lennon arranged by John Daversa, “Eleanor Rigby” by Paul McCartney and John Lennon arranged by Eric Richards and “Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey” by Jason Marshall.For more information, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 301-687-4109.Situated in the mountains of Allegany County, Frostburg State University is one of the 12 institutions of the University System of Maryland. FSU is a comprehensive, residential regional university and serves as an educational and cultural center for Western Maryland. For more information, visit www.frostburg.edu or facebook.com/frostburgstateuniversity. Follow FSU on X @frostburgstate.FSU is committed to making all of its programs, services and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. To request accommodations through the ADA Compliance Office, call 301-687-3035 or use a Voice Relay Operator at 1-800-735-2258.

PETER B. LEWIS TO PRESENT FACULTY ARTIST SERIES RECITALFSU Department of Music Faculty Artist Series presents Peter B. Lewis, string bass, in recital on Sunday, April 6, at 3:00 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public; it will also be livestreamed, click the red “Join Stream” button on this page to view the live performance.PETER B. LEWIS is the Director of Bands at Frostburg State University and conducts the Marching Bobcats, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble, as well as teaches coursework in conducting and music education. Previously, he served as the Assistant Director of Bands at the SUNY Potsdam Crane School of Music. He holds dual bachelor's degrees in performance (percussion) and music education from Kent State University where he studied conducting with Wayne Gorder, and dual Masters of Music degrees in research in music education and wind conducting from UMass Amherst where he studied with Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr. He has additional study in conducting with Shanti Simon, Mark Davis Scatterday, Courtney Snyder, Craig Kirkhhoff, Michael Haithcock, Emily Thrienen, Col. Jason Fettig, and H. Robert Reynolds.He is the founder of the chamber wind ensemble, Bay State Winds, and served as their artistic director and conductor from 2016 until 2022. As a champion of new music for winds and percussion he commissioned several new works for chamber winds including compositions by composers Robert Spittal (Winsome Variations - 2020) which premiered in Boston, and Jake Gunnar-Walsh (Tower of the Winds - 2018).During his tenure as a public high school music educator, his ensembles performed at Boston Symphony Hall (2014), Chicago Symphony Center (2014, 2018), and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (2015). His ensembles also had the privilege to work with composers/conductors John Mackey, Frank Ticheli, Brian Balmages, Robert Spittal, Anthony Maiello, Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr., and Lt. Col. Arnold Gabriel.Peter has had the distinct privilege to share the stage with performers such as jazz piano legend Hank Jones, Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan, and Nexus Percussion Ensemble founding member Bob Becker. Many of his students have enjoyed successful careers in music including Sean Rosati, guitarist for pop music stars Ava Max and Doja Cat.For more information, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 301-687-4109.