FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2011
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — The Music Department at Indiana University Southeast will present the
NEW MILLENNIUM DUO on Sunday, February 19 at 3 p.m. in the Richard K. Stem Concert Hall of the Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center on the IU
Southeast campus, 4201 Grant Line Road in New Albany. Admission is free.
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NEW MILLENNIUM DUO
Robert Docs, double bass
Grace Baugh-Bennett, piano |
The duo, which is comprised of pianist, Grace Baugh-Bennett and
double bassist, Robert Docs, will perform the Rondo, Op. 17 by
Achille Gouffe; the Nocturne and Intermezzo by František
Černý; František Hertl's Four Pieces; Giovanni
Bottesini's adaptation of music by Gaetano Donizetti: Romance
de L'elisir d'amore; and Bolero by Bottesini.
Founded in 2000, the New Millennium Duo represents a collaborative effort by
double bassist Robert Docs and pianist Grace Baugh-Bennett to explore and
expand the available literature for double bass and piano. The duo’s
performances have included recitals on the Downtown Art and Music Series
at the Cathedral of the Assumption and Lunchtime Classics on WUOL-FM
as well as recitals at Jefferson Community College and Bellarmine
University.
Pianist Grace Baugh-Bennett maintains a busy career as a soloist and
collaborative pianist. She holds the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music
degrees in piano performance. Her principal teachers include Nina Svetlanova,
Lee Luvisi, and Doris Owen Bickel. Ms. Baugh-Bennett’s solo performances
include appearances with the Louisville Ballet and The Louisville Orchestra,
a recital as convention artist for the 1992 Kentucky Federation of Music
Clubs State Convention, and recitals for Special Audiences, Inc., in
Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Baugh-Bennett has performed on The Louisville
Orchestra’s New Dimensions series, the radio recital series WFPK
Live!, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina,
Musikfest Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the Festival of American Art
Song in Boulder, Colorado, and the Cleveland Art Song Festival in Cleveland,
Ohio. In 1993 she performed at the First Osaka (Japan) International Chamber
Music Festa with the Ceruti Chamber Players. Ms. Baugh-Bennett serves as
pianist for The Louisville Orchestra, principal pianist of the Ceruti
Chamber Players, and pianist/artistic co-director of Ars Vocalis. She
teaches as Instructor of Piano at Indiana University Southeast.
Robert Docs holds the Bachelor of Music degree in music education
from Kent State University and Master of Music degree in double bass
performance from Ball State University. His principal teachers include Dr.
Phillip Albright, Anthony Knight, and Dr. Moshe Amitay. Mr. Docs serves as
principal double bassist of the Ceruti Chamber Players in addition to
frequent performances with jazz combos and Broadway Series shows. A native
of Akron, Ohio, Mr. Docs has been a member of The Louisville Orchestra since
1980.
Parking: Free parking is available only in the Dogwood Lot directly in front of the Ogle Center from one hour before the performance until one hour after the conclusion of the performance. Vehicles parked in lots other than the Dogwood Lot without a permit will be ticketed.
For more information on this performance, future performances, academic programs and scholarships offered by the IU Southeast Music Department, please call (812) 941-2655 or visit www.ius.edu/music. |
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