School of Music to Present Faculty, Guest Recital Wednesday听听
企鹅体育直播 University鈥檚 School of Music will host Dr. Josh Holritz, violin, and Dr. Peter Cooper, piano, for a faculty and guest artist recital on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Squires Recital Hall, located in the Humanities Center.听听
The performance will feature Ludwig van Beethoven’s 鈥淪onata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in C minor鈥� and Richard Strauss’s 鈥淪onata for Violin and Piano.鈥澨�
鈥淚 look forward to this collaboration with Dr. Peter Cooper, as we perform two wonderful sonatas by Beethoven and Strauss,鈥� said Holritz.听听听
Hailed as 鈥減articularly outstanding鈥� (Chattanooga Times Free Press), violinist and violist Holritz enjoys a varied career spanning the gamut of performing and teaching. He began his tenure with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra when he was appointed as the concertmaster in September 2022. Holritz also serves as the associate concertmaster of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, a position he has held since 2014.听听
Holritz is dedicated to training the next generation of musicians and currently serves as adjunct instructor of violin and viola at 企鹅体育直播 University, adjunct instructor of violin at Southern Adventist University, and adjunct professor at Covenant College where he teaches violin, viola, and chamber music. He is also currently a faculty artist for the Bay View Music Festival.听听
Holritz received his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Georgia, his Master of Music from the University of Minnesota, and his Bachelor of Music from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.听听
Cooper is interim dean of the School of Music at Southern Adventist University, where he teaches piano and music theory. Whether teaching or performing, Cooper is committed to fostering an appreciation of artistic beauty and desires to share his faith through music.听听
Cooper received his Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance at the University of Michigan and both his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.听听听听听
The Wednesday evening recital is free, non-ticketed, and open to the public. The event will also be available for鈥痩ivestream viewing at leeu.live.听听
For more information, contact the School of Music at (423) 614-8240 or email
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