The McDonough Museum of Art and the Dana School of Music announce that six students were selected as winners for the spring semester McDonough Honors Recital Series – a competition that provides performance opportunities for Dana students throughout the semester.
Students submitted recordings online to a faculty committee, which judged the competition. Six winning students will be featured in a high-definition video recording of their performance at the museum, as well as receive a $100 honorarium.
Performances will be pre-recorded and premiere on the McDonough Museum and Cliffe College YouTube channels. See below for dates and times.
The first student performance, featuring flutist Olivia Benna, is scheduled to premiere 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30.
Benna will perform “Sonata in A minor for solo flute, Wq. 132” by Carl Philipp Emanual Bach; “Pièce for Flute and Piano, Opus 189” by Mélanie Bonis; “Danse de la chèvre, H. 39” by Arthur Honegger; and “Prélude et Scherzo for Flute and Piano, Opus 35” by Henri Büsser.
Benna is a senior flute performance major from Pittsburgh. During her time at YSU, she has performed in the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Dana Flute Ensemble, and in the Spice Winds Wind Quintet. She is secretary of the YSU Flute society and enjoys playing bassoon and piano.
Additional premieres in the series include:
- Lauren Faber, soprano, 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6;
- Mckenzie Cooper, flute, 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20;
- Sierra McCorvey, soprano, 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27;
- Bruce Deal, tuba, 7 p.m., Saturday, April 10;
- Bin Peng, flute, 7 p.m., Saturday, April 24.
More information is available by calling the Office of Community Engagement and Events at 330-727-7514.
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