Leonard Garrison, flute, will present a guest recital at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Westbrook Music Building, Room 119. The concert is free and open to the public.
Garrison will be accompanied by Jonathan Sokasits, professor of piano and Byron Jensen Distinguished Professor in Music at Hastings College.
The recital will include Katherine Hoover’s "Medieval Suite"; two transcriptions, both by the composers, of David Del Tredici’s "Acrostic Song" from his "Final Alice"; Joseph Schwantner’s song "Black Anemones"; and a French conservatory standard by Roussel.
While on campus, Garrison will also present a free masterclass, 4 to 5 p.m. Nov. 9 in Westbrook Music Building, Room 110.
“Dr. Garrison has been quite active recording new works for flute and brings a wealth of knowledge to UNL’s flutists,” said John Bailey, professor of music.
Garrison is emeritus professor and former University Distinguished Professor of Flute at the University of Idaho, where he was in the Northwest Wind Quintet. The National Flute Association presented him with a Distinguished Service Award, and he has been NFA president, secretary, treasurer and program chair.
Currently a flutist in the Scott/Garrison Duo and principal flutist of the Walla Walla Symphony, Garrison has performed in the Chicago Symphony and Tulsa Philharmonic and was a soloist on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today.” He was a winner of the Byron Hester Competition and a frequent performer at National Flute Association conventions. For many years, he also taught at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.
Garrison has released 12 CDs on major labels. He is also the author of “Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France.” The Flutist Quarterly and Flute Talk have published his articles.
He received his doctorate from Northwestern University, a Master of Music from The State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a Bachelor of Music from The Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
He has also taught at the University of Tulsa, Bowling Green State University, the University of Arkansas and the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.
