With a combination of solo and duet pieces, the upcoming BYU-Idaho Music Faculty Recital will present pieces to make you laugh and smile.
Featuring Elizabeth Crawford on bassoon and Dr. Nadine Luke on flute, the performance consists of French, romantic, and bossa nova styles with piano accompaniment. Crawford is excited to debut a new piece in the concert written by Irish composer Roma Cafolla.
“It is a concerto that was composed specifically for me, which is unbelievably exciting,” Crawford said. “I think it’s one of the pinnacle moments in a musician’s career when a composer says let me compose sweet, sweet music just for you. I’m a huge advocate for women in music and I’m a huge advocate for new music by living composers.”
Crawford hopes the audience will enjoy the different music styles represented in the performance.
“These are very different pieces,” Crawford said. “The piece by Roma Cafolla, it’s a romantic style composition and so it’s just very, very beautiful and pleasant to listen to, whereas Martin’s piece is really fun. It’s very comedic so people are going to enjoy listening to all the funny sounds.”
The recital is next Tuesday, Jan. 21 at the Snow Recital Hall on campus. It starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free with no ticket required. There will also be a live stream available. The performance will end with a collaborative piece including guitar, voice and percussion.
“It’s really fun because I get to work with a student but also to get to do a genre that I typically don’t do on the bassoon,” Crawford said. “It’s going to be this Latin American bossa nova piece that’s a lot of fun and that will end the recital.”