Each summer, talented high school students from throughout the state gather on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University for several weeks of intensive training in music, dance, theater and visual art. The faculty for the Governor’s School for the Arts is drawn from around the region. In addition to running rehearsals, the teachers take the chance to pull together chamber music performances of their own. We get a sample of one of those faculty recitals featuring music for strings and voice.

Performers:

Mark Reneau, violin ( Huntsville Symphony concertmaster)

Andrea Dawson, violin ( Middle Tennessee State University)

Ayn Balija, viola ( James Madison University)

Jeffrey Lastrapes, cello (Texas Tech University)

John Kramar, baritone (East Carolina University)

Set list:

Samuel Barber: Dover Beach

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F

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