Brookings, SD (KELO AM) - Saxophonist and visiting professor Carl Spaeth will present a faculty recital accompanied by John Walker on piano and Tammy Yonce on flute at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in Peterson Recital Hall at South Dakota State University.The program will include compositions of various styles. Charles Koechlin wrote Epitaphe de Jean Harlow as a piece for flute, alto saxophone and piano. Prelude, Cadence et Finale by Alfred Desenclos was originally written as a jury piece for saxophonists at the Paris Conservatory, and Incantation and Ritual by Everett Gates is an unaccompanied work for soprano saxophone.
The program also includes Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, a three-movement work by pianist David von Kampen. Von Kampen will be a featured guest artist at the 10th Annual SDSU/Brookings Optimist Jazz Festival March 31. Spaeth is serving as the coordinator for this year’s festival. As visiting instructor of saxophone and jazz, Spaeth teaches applied saxophone lessons and directs both of the university jazz ensembles. An active scholar and performer of classical and jazz music, Spaeth has performed throughout the United States, Switzerland, France and Germany. He has also presented lectures at the North American Saxophone Alliance Regional Conference, the International Saxophone Symposium hosted by the U.S. Navy Band and the Oklahoma State University Woodwinds Summit. Spaeth has had the opportunity to perform with artists such as Bob Sheppard, Conrad Herwig, Wayne Bergeron, Andy Martin, Dan Haerle, Lynn Seaton, Alex Sipiagin, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Eddie Daniels and Dave Douglas.