ARTIN SCHURING
OBOE
ECKART SELLHEIM
PIANO
WITH:
NANCY BUCK, VIOLA
CAROLE FITZPATRICK, SOPRANO
"ROMANTIC MUSIC FOR OBOE"
FACULTY ARTIST CONCERT SERIES
KATZIN CONCERT HALL
SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2008 • 2:30 PM

MUSIC
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Program
Fantaisie —Caprice

Henri Dallier
(1849-1934)

Romances, Op. 22
I.
II.
III.

Clara Schumann
(1819-1896)

Andante molto
Allegretto
Leidenschaftlich Schnell

Schilflieder
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

August Klughardt
(1847-1902)

Langsam, traumerisch
Leidenschaftlich erregt
Zart, in ruhiger Bewegung
Feurig
Sehr ruhig

**There will be a 10-minute intermission**

Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
Sonata, Op. 166
I.
II.
III.

Andantino
Allegretto
Molto Allegro

Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)
Camille Saint-Saens
(1835-1921)

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turn all beepers, cell phones and watches to their silent mode. Thank you.

Martin Schuring held orchestral positions with the Hong Kong Philharmonic,
The Florida Orchestra and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra before joining the
Arizona State University faculty in 1992. He has been a member of the Grand
Teton Music Festival Orchestra since 1980. Recordings can be heard on Philips,
Koch International, MMC, and Summit Records. Martin has performed at every
conference of the International Double Reed Society since 1997, and serves on the
IDRS Executive Board. He co-hosted the 1998 Conference of the International
Double Reed Society at Arizona State University where he is Associate Professor
of Oboe. Martin Schuring studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with John de
Lancie.
Eckart Sellheim received has musical training in Germany and Switzerland;
Adolf Drescher and Jacob Gimpel were among his teachers. He was appointed to
the faculties of the two major conservatories in Cologne, Germany and continued
his academic career as Associate Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Since 1989, he has been a professor and
director of collaborative piano (former piano accompanying) at ASU. He is also a
frequent guest lecturer of fortepiano and performance practice at various music
academics in Germany, most notably at the Musikhochschule in Trossingen, and
taught numerous master classes and workshops in the U.S. and in several
European countries.
Mr. Sellheim maintains an active performance schedule having made concert
tours in the U.S., Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, and throughout Europe,
including Russia. He has rediscovered and performed in concert and on CD, a
host of unknown piano concertos by classical and romantic composers including
Field, Boccherini, and others and he has played the world premiere of Debussy's
early piano trio. His longtime collaboration with his late brother, cellist FriedrichJurgen Sellheim, is manifested in an award winning set of recordings on the
CBS/Sony label. He appears regularly on radio programs in the U.S. and abroad
and has made more than 20 recordings on piano and fortepiano as a soloist and
collaborative pianist.
Nancy Buck is Associate Professor of Viola at Arizona State University. She
holds degrees in performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and the Clelveland
Institute of Music. She is in great demand as a chamber musician and artistic
collaborator, presenting concerts and masterclasses throughout the United States
and Canada. She is an artist faculty member of the Rocky Mountain Summer
Conservatory in Steamboat Springs, Colorado during the summers. In 2008, Ms.
Buck will host the International Viola Congress at ASU.
Carole FitzPatrick received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas
and two Master's degrees from Yale, then moved to Europe in 1988. After
engagements in Dortmund and Osnabruck, Germany, she joined the ensemble of
the State Theater in Nuremberg. Her extensive opera repertoire during her 17
years there included Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Strauss and Wagner, having sung
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over 50 major roles in German opera houses, including Hannover, Mannheim,
Duesseldorf and Berlin. Her concert work has been extensive as well, including
concert tours in France and Spain, and performances in Finland, Austria, Hollan
the Czech Republic, Luxemburg, and Russia. Since its inception, Ms. FitzIa
has been a vocal advisor for the Nuremberg State Theater's Opera Studio for Yo
Singers, giving both master classes and private voice lessons to the participants. She
was selected by the City of Osnabruck as "Citizen of the Year" and was named by
the professional magazine OpernWelt as one of its "Singer of the Year" candidates.
In 2005 she participated in the premiere performance of Wagner's Ring des
Nibelungen in Beijing, and in 2006 sang "Donna Anna" in Don Giovanni in Hong
Kong. Since August 2005, she has been a professor of voice at Arizona State
University. Recent performances include appearances with the Chicago Chamber
Musicians, Arizona State Lyric Opera Theater and Symphony Orchestra, Prager
Sinfoniker, the Austin Chamber Music Society, and the Berliner Cappella.

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