Department of Fine Arts
Concert Series Highlights 2000-2001 

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DOUG GRAHAM is Professor of Clarinet at the University of South Carolina.  He is principal clarinet of the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, and is frequently heard as a soloist with that organization.  In addition to many chamber music and jazz performances on the USC campus, Mr. Graham has been featured soloist with the South Carolina Chamber Orchestra, the USC Symphony Orchestra, the USC Conductor's Institute Orchestra, the Spartanburg Symphony, the Hendersonville Symphony, and the USC Symphonic Bands.  In the summer of 1997 he was guest soloist with the Performing Arts Orchestra in England, performing the clarinet concertos of Mozart and Weber.  An active studio, jazz, and commercial musician, Mr. Graham is a member of the Dick Goodwin Jazz Quintet, the USC Faculty Jazz Group, and the Columbia Jazz Society House Band

WINIFRED GOODWIN has been principal keyboardist of the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra since 1982, performing on piano, celesta, harpsichord, and synthesizer.  She has been a featured soloist (including over fifty performances of Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals), is a founding member of the Carolina Chamber Players and is in constant demand as chamber musician, orchestral player and accompanist.

Ms. Goodwin toured under the auspices of the South Carolina Arts Commission and the Southern Arts Federation with violinist Sarah Johnson.  She has performed on a number of Piccolo Spoleto programs and is a founding member of the Percussive Two (a group that has concertized extensively in South Carolina and in upstate New York) and the Lane Trio (flute, cello, piano).  In addition to the standard repertory, she specializes in new music and has premiered many works including several by composer/husband Gordon (Dick) Goodwin.

Ms. Goodwin holds two degrees in piano performance from the University of South Carolina where she now serves as staff accompanist in the School of Music..

Program

Five Bagatelles for clarinet and piano. . . .Gerald Finzi
Sonata in f minor, opus 120, no. 1. . . . Johannes Brahms
Sonata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Bernstein
Introduction, Theme and Variations. .Carl Maria von Weber
I'll Be Seeing You. . . . . . . . . . . . . .arr. Goodwin

The Florence Symphony Winds presents an evening of "salon" music such as one might have heard on a Saturday or Sunday
evening in the home of a local music lover in the 19th century, a time when there were no phonograph records, radio, television, or movies. Most of the music is arrangements of popular opera arias and choruses, something familiar to most music lovers of that era.

Program

"O Mio Babbino Caro," aria, Gianni Schicci. . . . . . . . . Puccini
"Ebben, ne andro Lontana," aria, La Wally . . . . . . . . Cantalani
"Nessun Dorma," aria, Turandot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puccini
Three Short Pieces for Bassoon and Piano. . . . . .Charles Koechlin
     Lent
     Andante Moderato
     Andante sostenuto
          Roy Skinner, bassoon | Benjamin Woods, piano

"Caro mio ben," aria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Giordani
         Peter Fichte, clarinet | Benjamin Woods, piano

Overture to Don Giovanni. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mozart
"Notte Giovano Faticar," aria, Don Giovanni . . . . . . . . .Mozart
"Come Scoglio," aria, Cosi fan tutte. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mozart
"Un Aura amorosa," aria, Cosi fan tutte . . . . . . . . . . .Mozart
"In Uomini! Im Soldati," aria Cosi fan tutte. . . . . . . . .Mozart

Trio Sonata No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. S. Bach
     III. Allegro
        Peter Fichte, clarinet | Christine Fisher, clarinet
                       Benjamin Woods, piano

Funeral March of a Marionette . . . . . . . . . . . .Charles Gounod
            Roy Skinner, bassoon | Benjamin Woods, piano

Dr. Peter Fichte is professor of Chemistry at Coker College.  He has been principal clarinettist in the Florence Symphony for a number of years.  Before that he played in orchestras and various chamber music groups in Maine.  He has been soloist with the FSO in concertos of Mozart and Weber, and has collaborated in other chamber music groups throughout the Pee Dee region.

Ms. Christine Sides Fisher was a graduate of the University of South Carolina where she was a clarinet student of Douglas Graham. Named Teacher of the Year for South Carolina a few years ago, she is the band director at Southside Middle School.  She has played in the FSO for many years, and has performed in many chamber music groups in this area.

Dr. Roy Skinner.  After a colorful career as a jazz saxophonist, Dr. Skinner was drafted by Dr. Gordon Bobbett to play bassoon in the Florence Symphony while serving at McLeod Hospital as a young medical intern in 1955.  He has performed as principal bassoonist with the FSO ever since, frequently performing solo concertos with the orchestra.  He founded and performs with the various groups of the Florence Symphony Winds and other chamber music groups.  An avid opera lover, he performs many opera transcriptions on the bassoon. Having co-founded the Jeter-Skinner Family Practice in 1958, he practices medicine full time, but he still takes time to perform in the FSO and do chamber concerts.  After being one of the original performers and organizers of the First Tuesday Chamber Series, he has performed in the series nearly every year since its start.

Dr. Benjamin Woods is professor of music at Francis Marion University and the music director/conductor of the Florence Symphony Orchestra.  As pianist he performs solo and chamber recitals around the country, and he coordinates the monthly First Tuesday Chamber Recital Series for the Department of Fine Arts.

Charles Fugo is a Professor of Music at the University of South Carolina. He received his B.M. degree at Oberlin Conservatory and his master’s and doctoral degrees at Indiana University. He also studied at the Akademie des Mozarteums in Salzburg, Austria. His teachers include Joseph Schwartz, Winfried Wolf, Abbey Simon, and Jorge Bolet, with chamber music study under Menahem Pressler of the Beaux Arts Trio. He has been on the USC music faculty since 1972, where he teaches piano, supervises the accompanying program, and is coordinator of the piano division. He served on the faculty of the Anderson College Piano Performance Camp and is currently a staff member of the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. He has performed with the South Carolina Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra, the USC Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony, and has appeared frequently on state-wide Educational Radio and TV programs. Dr. Fugo is also a member of the American Arts Trio.

Adagio in B Minor, K. 540. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
                                                                  (1756-1791)

Sonata in F Minor, Opus 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johannes Brahms
     Allegro maestoso                                             (1833-1897)
     Andante espressivo
     Scherzo: Allegro energico
     Intermezzo (Ruckblick): Andante molto
     Finale: Allegro moderato ma rubato

Impromptu in A-flat Major, Opus 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frederic Chopin
Mazurka in C Minor, Opus 56, No. 3                                (1810-1849)

Soiree de Vienne No. 9 in A-flat Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Franz Liszt
                                                                  (1811-1886)

Etincelles, Opus 36, No. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Moritz Moszkowski
                                                                  (1854-1925)

Nocturne in B-flat Major, Opus 16, No. 4 . . . . . . . .Ignace Jan Paderewski
                                                                  (1860-1941)

Kaleidoskop, Opus 40, No. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josef Hofmann
                                                                  (1876-1957)

Stephen Carlson is an Assistant Professor of Music at Coker College where he teaches applied piano, piano pedagogy and theory.  A native of Gaylord, Minnesota, he is currently writing his doctoral essay, A Comparative Study of the Changing Aesthetic of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Piano Etude, to complete the requirements for the Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in piano performance and pedagogy at the University of Iowa.  A student of Uriel Tsachor at Iowa, Mr. Carlson is also a graduate of the University of Illinois and Gustavus Adolphus College where he studied with Ian Hobson and John Mckay, respectively.  Known for possessing a broad and challenging repertoire, he also enjoys an active career as a soloist, collaborative musician, and clinician aside from his duties at Coker.  Most recently, he adjudicated the South Carolina Music Teacher Association’s collegiate piano competition and also delivered a presentation entitled, An Athletic Approach Towards Playing the Piano, at the South Carolina Music Educators Association Conference.  He has appeared as a soloist at a number of colleges and universities and has also performed at Minnesota Valley Sommarfest during the past six seasons.  His collaborative repertoire has ranged from the Brahms Neue Liebeslieder to the Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, and several of his performances have been heard on Minnesota Public Radio.  Formerly Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Mr. Carlson has also been a faculty member at Gustavus Adolphus College and St. Joseph’s School of Music in Minnesota.

Sonata in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI/46. . . . . . . . . . . . Franz Joseph Haydn
                                                                  (1732-1809)
     Allegro moderato
     Adagio
     Finale: Presto

Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Schumann
                                                                  (1810-1856)

Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 23. . . . . . . . . .   Alexander Scriabin
                                                                  (1872-1915)
     Drammatico
     Allegretto
     Andante-Presto con fuoco

St. Francis of Paola Walking on the Water. . . . . . . . . . . .  Franz Liszt
                                                                  (1811-1886)

                    Thelma Hawkins, violin
                      Doris West, violin
                      Sherry Woods, viola
                      Julia Krebs, cello
                      Starr Ward, violin
                     Betsy Johnson, flute
                    Peter Fichte, clarinet
                     Benjamin Woods, piano
 

Quintette No. 6 in G Minor, K516 . . . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I.   Allegro
                  With Starr Ward, Violinist

Suite Antique  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Rutter
    III.  Aria
    IV.  Waltz
                  With Betsy Johnson, flutist

Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 . . . . . Johannes Brahms
    III.   Andantino; presto non assai
                  With Peter Fichte, clarinettist

Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op. 1  . . . . . .Ernst von Dohnanyi
    I.   Allegro
                  With Benjamin Woods, pianist

      Thelma Hawkins, violin, serves as one of the Florence Symphony's rotating concertmasters.  Recently retired from the public schools where she was the strings teacher at Williams and Wilson, she is well-known to the Florence musical arts community.

      Doris West, violin, also serves as one of the Florence Symphony's rotating concertmasters and as Principal Second Violin.  She spent many years teaching strings in Florence, serving as the orchestra director at Moore and West Florence High School.

      Sherry Woods, viola, is Principal Viola of the Florence Symphony and a member of the South Carolina Philharmonic.  She recently completed the DMA in musical composition from the University of South Carolina, where she completed a DMA in viola in 1991.  She maintains a studio of private students in Florence.

      Julia Krebs, cello, is one of the Florence Symphony's rotating Principal Cellists.  Dr. Krebs is well-known to Francis Marion University students as a professor in the biology department and has been named to the university's honored list of "Professor of the Year."

      Starr Ward is co-principal violinist with the Florence Symphony Orchestra and has been a soloist in the past two seasons.  She graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Music Education.

      Betsy Johnson, flute, has received music degrees from Converse College and the University of Michigan.  She is principal flute with the Florence Symphony Orchestra and Director of Music Ministries at the First Presbyterian Church.

      Peter Fichte, clarinet is professor of Chemistry at Coker College.  He has been principal clarinettist in the Florence Symphony for a number of years.  Before that he played in orchestras and various chamber music groups in Maine.  He has been soloist with the FSO in concertos of Mozart and Weber, and has collaborated in other chamber music groups throughout the Pee Dee region.

      Benjamin Woods, piano, is professor of music at Francis Marion University and the music director/conductor of the Florence Symphony Orchestra.  As pianist he performs solo and chamber recitals around the country, and he coordinates the monthly First Tuesday Chamber Recital Series for the Department of Fine Arts.

On Sunday afternoon, April 22, at 4:00 p.m. Francis Marion University Department of Fine Arts' Choral Program will present their annual Spring Choral Concert featuring the three choral ensembles and the recently organized FMU String Ensemble, under the direction of Terry Roberts.  The String Ensemble  will begin the program with a Concerto Grosso in D Major #246 by Antonio Vivaldi, and will then accompany the Concert Choir in a performance of  Ave Verum Corpus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  The Concert Choir will then sing Bright Canaan, a traditional folk hymn, arranged by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw, Beautiful Dreamer by Stephen Foster, featuring tenor soloist Harry McFadden of Florence, What Do The Stars Do? By Sherri Porterfield, Muziki Vuma, employing both English and Swahili text, by Patsy Ford Simms,  and Salmo 150 by Ernani Aguiar.  This last selection is from a series of Latinamerican choral music and is an exciting example of Brazilian music with its traditions, rhythms, and soul.  Piano and rhythm and percussion instruments will accompany it.

FMU Singers, a group of nine ladies, will present Steppin’ Out On Broadway, a medley of Broadway songs including Give my Regards To Broadway, Hey, Look Me Over, Step To The Rear, and If My Friends Could See Me Now!  It features alto soloist Michele Ford from Myrtle Beach.  They will also sing Beauty School Dropout, from the musical  Grease, with soloist Leslie Thomas of Walterboro, SC, And All That Jazz,  from the musical Chicago, Heart and Soul by Hoagy Carmichael, and Sisters, from the musical White Christmas by Irving Berlin.

Francis Marion’s show choir, CUT TIME, will conclude the program with group numbers, solos, and duets.  This eight-member group is selected each semester based upon a singing and dancing audition.  The group will sing and dance to Let Me Entertain You, Night Fever, I Wanna Be Loved By You, and When Will I Be Loved,  Various members will sing solos, and Terri Timmons and Brent Ard will sing I Got You, Babe.  CUT TIME’s choreographers this semester were Glen Gourley, Tom Gressette, Rachael Jebaily, and Holly Creel.

Director of all three groups is Sue Butler Orr, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of the Choral Program at Francis Marion.  Accompanist is Rebecca M. Culbertson, a Human Resources Associate at Francis Marion.

The concert will be in the Adele Kassab Recital Hall in the Hyman Fine Arts Center, is free and the public is encouraged to attend.  There will, indeed, be “something for everyone!”