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Music student captivates crowd
By Sherri Gorny
Published:
Thursday, January 30, 2003
Media Credit: Ryan Henry
Fourth-year student Amy Webster performs �Se Florindo E Fedele� at her student vocal recital Tuesday evening at the Ruth Grant Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center.
The Ruth Grant Recital Hall was buzzing in the Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening as excited friends and family members along with other SCSU students gathered to watch Amy Webster perform.
Webster, a soprano, took the stage looking elegant and composed, for her student vocal recital. She was accompanied by Ann Oleksowicz on piano.
Webster chose 12 different selections in three different languages for her recital. Four of the selections were in Italian and included the songs "Sebben, Crudele" by Antonio Caldara and "Sento Nel Core" by Stefano Donaudy. The next four selections were in German and included "An Die Musik" by Franz Schubertby and "Du Bist Wie Eine Blume" by Robert Schumann The last four selections were in English and included "Petit Noel" by Emile Louis and "If Music Be The Food Of Love" by Henry Purcell.
She chose each selection to fit with her voice and vocal range. Webster easily caught the audience's attention as she moved through each song smoothly.
"Amy has a very beautiful voice, she has a lot of talent," said Gaelie Olson, SCSU student said.
Between selections, Webster was greeted by applause as she paused to regain her breath. Every time she retook the stage her stunning vocal performance captured the crowd.
Since a very young age, Webster has been interested in pursuing music as a profession.
"I've been around music my entire life," Webster said with a smile on her face as she visited with family after the recital.
There are about 20 to 30 recitals every year for music majors. For seniors, the recital must be at least 45-50 minutes long and must contain at least three different languages.
"Our music majors are supposed to perform for their requirement." music department office manager Dani Anderson said. A recital is the equivalent to an exam for a student.
In order to prepare for these recitals, each music student takes lessons from an applied faculty member. Amy Webster is a student of Dr. Hugh Givens and is pursuing the bachelor of science in music degree to become a K-12 music teacher.
For the last seven years, SCSU has been able to employ Music Education graduates immediately in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. Other undergraduate programs in the music department include Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts.
The music department presents over 150 concerts per year, including student recitals. They have 26 full and part time faculty members specializing in Music History, Theory Composition, Jazz, Pedagogy, Music Technology, Conducting, Music Education, Ethnomusicology and Performance.
Saturday at 8p.m. the Tresca Quartet will perform at the Ruth Grant Hall.
