September 13, 2006 Source: :
http://www.mta.ca/news/index.cgi?id=1094 Mount Allison clarinet professor launches debut CD, Sept. 17 Mount Allison faculty member and clarinetist Dr. Jana Starling will celebrate the release of her debut CD with a free concert in Brunton Auditorium on Sunday, September 17 at 8 p.m. Jana will be joined by Mount Allison faculty member Dr. David Rogosin on piano and special guest Corey Ticknor. Everyone is invited and there will be a reception following the concert. The new album is entitled Inflexion: Music for Clarinet and Piano and features a wide variety of clarinet music written by composers of many different nationalities and from different eras. The stately Baroque phrasing of Tartini’s Concertino contrasts with Debussy’s haunting Girl with the Flaxen Hair, as does the virtuosic blur of notes in Giampieri’s arrangement of Carnival of Venice. Starling, who teaches clarinet, saxophone, and the symphonic and jazz bands at Mount Allison, is excited to share this new recording with Sackville music lovers. "I’ve been looking forward to this project coming to fruition for some time and now it’s great to be able to unveil here at Mount Allison, especially at the beginning of a fresh new year," says the Brandon, MB native. The title Inflexion refers to the flexibility and agility that the clarinet can demonstrate in the right hands. Jana finished her doctorate in clarinet performance at Arizona State University shortly before moving to Sackville, and is known for her dazzling technical abilities, musical energy, and skill with unusual modern techniques for clarinet. She promises an exciting concert. She says, "There’s a bit of something for everyone in this recital — Romantic melodies, flashy operatic lines, and even a bit of theatrics!" The program will include some pieces from Inflexion as well as works by Brahms, Mandat, Steinmetz, and Tomasi. David Rogosin joined the Mount Allison faculty in 2001 and is currently an associate professor teaching piano, keyboard literature, keyboard harmony, chamber music (two-piano ensembles), accompaniment, and analytical techniques. He previously held faculty positions at Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois), Brandon University, and the David Thompson University Centre (Nelson, BC). Rogosin’s performance interests are wide-ranging, but chamber music and collaborative performance are his areas of predilection. —30— For more information please contact the music department, tel: 364-2374 (music@mta.ca).
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