糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to Showcase Bunting with March 17 Faculty Recital
Dr. Justin Bunting, director of percussion studies, will present a diverse program of music in his first faculty percussion recital at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.Dr. Justin Bunting, director of percussion studies, will present a diverse program of music in his first faculty percussion recital at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.
The recital, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.
The recital will feature 鈥淥ne Hundred Twenty/Everything鈥� by Evan Chapman; 鈥淜han Variations鈥� by Alejandro Vi帽ao; 鈥淏eing Black鈥� by Joe W. Moore III; 鈥淢ourning Dove Sonnet鈥� by Christopher Deane; and 鈥淐atching Shadows鈥� by Ivan Trevino.
“The program begins with 鈥極ne Hundred Twenty/Everything,鈥� which is a multiple-percussion solo with an electronic backing track,鈥� Bunting said. 鈥淭he five sections cycle through all 120 possible permutations of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, with each number being assigned to a pitch and a rhythm. This creates an odd groove that interacts with the electronics.鈥�
Vi帽ao鈥檚 鈥淜han Variations鈥� is one of the most technically and musically challenging pieces in the marimba repertoire, featuring a set of eight rhythmic variations based on a traditional theme from Qawwali music sung by the Pakistani singer Ali Khan.
Moore鈥檚 鈥淏eing Black鈥� is a five-movement, multiple-percussion solo. The rhythmic content, use of repetition, and all other musical choices were made based on the dates and details of several cases including Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, John Crawford, George Floyd, and many more.
Deane鈥檚 鈥淢ourning Dove Sonnet鈥� is an exploration of the sonic possibilities of the vibraphone through various extended techniques such as bowing, pitch bend, harmonics, and muting.
The program concludes with a performance of Trevino’s ever-popular marimba duet 鈥淐atching Shadows鈥� by Blue Line Duo performers Justin and Cassie Bunting.
鈥淎s I close my third year at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, this will be, mainly due to COVID restrictions, my first faculty recital on campus,鈥� Bunting said. 鈥淚 am incredibly excited to present this program of works for percussion for the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and Little Rock communities.”
