A faculty and guest artist recital titled “Mostly Air Reeds” will be at 7:30 p.m. March 24 in the Westbrook Music Building Recital Hall, Room 130. The concert is free and open to the public.
The recital features John Bailey, Richard H. Larson Professor of Music, and Amy Morris, guest artist, both on flute; and Christopher Marks, professor of music and associate vice chancellor for faculty affairs, on piano.
The program will include Ricardo Matosinhos’ “Traveling for Flute and Alto Flute,” Marlaena Kessick’s “Exotic Perfumes,” Ernesto Nazareth’s “Tangos Parejas,” Claude Arrieu’s “Duo en Quatre Movements Pour Two Flûtes,” Richard Strauss’ “Rosekavalier Flutes Suite for Two Flutes and Piano” and “Two Flutes at the Opera,” arranged by Morris.
“Amy Morris, second flutist of the Lincoln Symphony and a friend for over 30 years, suggested we continue a fun tradition originally started by the Omaha Symphony flutists (one was her teacher) — an annual ‘Mostly Flutes’ recital with flute chamber music and some invited guests,” Bailey said. “Our program, therefore, titled ‘Mostly Air Reeds,’ continues this tradition.”
Bailey noted that flutes do not have a single reed like the clarinet or a double reed like the oboe.
“We have an ‘air reed’ that splits the air column, producing the vibrations needed to produce a sound,” Bailey said. “The program contains some delightful works for two flutes and for flute and alto flute, plus we are joined by Chris Marks on piano for some operatic and tango hits.”
Bailey has been a faculty member in the Glenn Korff School of Music since 1986. He is a member of the Moran Woodwind Quintet and principal flutist with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra. He is an active recitalist, lecturer and master class teacher. He was president of the National Flute Association in 2003-2004. He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, and he received his master's and doctoral degrees from Northwestern University.
Prior to joining the Lincoln Symphony, Morris was the second flutist with the Minnesota Opera Orchestra for 20 years before moving back to her hometown of Omaha in 2017. She also performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, Mankato Symphony, Sarasota Opera and Cedar Rapids Symphony (now Orchestra Iowa).
She was a founding member of four chamber music groups: fisarflautica, The Second Winds, Indånde and The Prairie Song Project. The groups have performed in school education programs, college guest artist recitals and international venues. She earned a Master of Music from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Iowa.
Marks heads faculty affairs in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. He also serves as Nebraska’s representative to the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Vice Provosts for Faculty Affairs group. He joined the faculty in the Glenn Korff School of Music in 2006. He received his doctorate in organ performance from Eastman School of Music, a master's in organ performance and a master's in piano performance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor's degree in piano performance from the University of Richmond.
