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2018-2019 CONCERT

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DEPARTMENT OF MUSICMethodist University5400 Ramsey Street

Fayetteville, N.C. 28311-1420910.630.7100

methodist.edu/music

THE GOALS OF FRIENDS OF MUSIC AT METHODIST ◆ Increase support and donations for the Friends of Music

at Methodist Endowed Scholarship fund

◆ Provide funds for the Department of Music

◆ Provide funds for special guest artist performances, festivals,performance series and/or professional master classes

◆ Develop projects that explore important issuesin music education

◆ Assist the Department of Music with the identificationand recruitment of prospective students

Ross CrewsDoug ElwellSheri GarciaFrances MonroeJoseph PotterPenny Schulken

Paul Monroe, PresidentDoug Stephens, TreasurerTeresa Crews, SecretaryDr. Keith Dippre, Chairman, MU Department of Music

BOARD MEMBERS

Elaine Bryant HayesMargaret Ann PlayerCarol Short

Lou TippettDonna A. WiggsMary F. Wright ’68

HONORARY MEMBERSThe late Jane Weeks Gardiner, Founder

FRIENDS OF MUSICFriends of Music (FOM) grew out of a need to provide a base of community and alumni support for the Department of Music at Methodist University. Over the last few years, FOM has been fortunate enough to help bring a wide variety of faculty-student concerts to campus, establish an endowed music scholarship, and present professional guest artist concerts and master classes. With your continued support, we can bring this excellence in music to everyone in our community.

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Friends of Music at MethodistOffice of Advancement, Methodist University5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, N.C. 28311

The Friends of Music Guest Artist Series is supported by the Arts Council in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.

2018-2019 Methodist University Music Events

Lawrence Quinnett - Friends of Music Guest Artist Series presents Methodist University graduate and pianistSept. 28, 2018, 7:30 p.m. — Matthews Ministry Center

Winifred Garrett - Friends of Music Guest Artist Series presents classical harpistOct. 26, 2018, 7:30 p.m. — Matthews Ministry Center

Fayetteville Symphonic Band in collaboration with MU Concert BandOct. 30, 2018, 7:30 p.m. — Berean Baptist Church

MU All-Choirs ConcertNov. 16, 2018, 7:30 p.m. — Huff Concert Hall

Fayetteville Symphonic Band in collaboration with MU Concert BandNov. 27, 2018, 7:30 p.m. — Huff Concert Hall

Yuletide Feaste (Tickets required)Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. — Haymount UMC

Methodist University Faculty RecitalJan. 31, 2019, 7:30 p.m. — Matthews Ministry Center

Manna KnJoi – Friends of Music Guest Artist Series presents mezzo soprano soloistFeb. 1, 2019, 7:30 p.m. — Matthews Ministry Center

Fayetteville Symphonic Band Concert in collaboration with MU Concert BandFeb. 26, 2019, 7:30 p.m. — Huff Concert Hall

Carlos Castilla – Friends of Music Guest Artist Series presents classical guitaristMarch 15, 2019, 7:30 p.m. — Matthews Ministry Center

Cape Fear New Music FestivalApril 10, 2019, 7:30 p.m. — Matthews Ministry CenterSee CapeFearNewMusic.com for more information

Fayetteville Symphonic Band in collaboration with MU Concert BandApril 16, 2019, 7:30 p.m. — Huff Concert Hall

MU All-Choirs ConcertApril 17, 2019, 7:30 p.m. — Huff Concert Hall

The Reeves Fine Arts Building and Huff Concert Hall are currently under construction. Limited parking is available for Huff Concert Hall in the parking lot by the Reeves Building and on Lowdermilk Drive. Parking is also available by Clark Hall. The entrance for Huff Concert Hall is on the south side of the building. Follow the directional signs behind Horner Administration Building to the entrance. Parking for Hensdale Chapel is available in front of the Berns Student Center and by Clark Hall.

LAWRENCE QUINNETT ‘06Pianist7:30 p.m. | September 28, 2018Hensdale Chapel

Lawrence Quinnett ’06 is an active concert pianist and MU alum who has given concerts, conducted master classes, and adjudicated competitions in

the Caribbean, the U.K., and the U.S. While a student at Methodist University, he received the Willis C. Gates Music Award for Excellence two years in a row. He has performed Rachmaninoff ’s Third Piano Concerto with the National Repertory Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Carl Topilow, and with the FSU Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Alex Jimenez. An inquisitive musician, Quinnett’s interests include chamber music, harpsichord, new music, and music theory. He has been repeatedly featured as a performing pianist and harpsichordist for Charleston’s Colour of Music Festival. Other notable performances include recitals at the Central Florida Music Teachers’ Association, the Montserrat Music Festival, the Music at Mains Series in Jacksonville, the Trinity artists Series in New Orleans, and the Steinway Piano Gallery of Greensboro, N.C.

Quinnett’s formative teachers include Carolyn Cloud-Absher, Jane Gardiner, Dr. Jon Maisonpierre, and Dr. Douglas Weeks. He

has been privileged to be selected for master classes and coaching sessions with Jeremy Denk, Karen Shaw, Anton Kuerti, Simone Dinnerstein, Elizabeth Pridinoff, Miles Hoffman, the Cavani String Quartet, Frederick Moyer, and Shai Wosner, among others. He holds the Doctor of Music (D.M.) degree from Florida State University, where he studied with Dr. Read Gainsford. Quinnett currently teaches piano and music theory as Assistant Professor of Music at Livingstone College.

WINIFRED GARRETTHarpist7:30 p.m. | October 26, 2018Matthews Ministry Center

A first-generation classical musician, Winifred Garrett is the principal harpist for the Fayetteville Symphony, harpist-in-residence at the Hayti Heritage Center, and

“High Tea Harpist” for the Five Star/Five Diamond Umstead Hotel and Spa. A native of North Carolina, a graduate of the University of the North Carolina School of the Arts, and a recipient of a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, Garrett’s expansive and eclectic freelance career includes performances with the North Carolina Symphony, the North Carolina Theater, the Hickory Choral Society, Carolina Ballet, and Long Leaf Opera, of which she was principal harpist.

D uring her 16 years in New York, Garrett performed with Stevie Wonder at the Metropolitan Opera House, Marvin Gaye at Radio City Music Hall,

and Tony Bennett. Additional New York highlights include performances with the Harlem Boys Choir, the Harlem Girls Choir, Dance Theater of Harlem, and the Universal Symphony. Possessing an extensive musical theater repertoire, Garrett was chosen by the Broadway team of Jones and Schmidt to serve as harpist for the first Japan tour of the off-Broadway show, “The Fantasticks” and played the Sullivan Street Playhouse production for four years. Other Broadway and regional theater performances include “The Christmas Spectacular” at Radio City Music Hall starring The Rockettes and “Sweeney Todd ” starring George Hearn at the Papermill Playhouse Theater. Her film credits include “Mo Better Blues” and “School Daze” directed by Spike Lee. Garrett is adjunct professor of harp at North Carolina State University and Guilford College.

MANNA KNJOIMezzo Soprano7:30 p.m. | February 1, 2019Matthews Ministry Center

Manna KnJoi, American Prize winner for opera, embodies the quality and natural endowment to conquer a wide range of repertoire from Mozart to

verismo and modern works. Most recently, KnJoi joined the acclaimed American Spiritual Ensemble for the 2018 Winter Tour and will sing with the New York Contemporary Choir in the hit concert, “Rocktopia,” for its run on Broadway in Spring 2018.

She was seen as Essie Robeson in the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s new biopic opera “Robeson: The Opera” with Trilogy Opera Company at the New Jersey

Performing Arts Center. Her opera career includes debuts as Pamina in “The Magic Flute” with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Cio-Cio San in “Madama Butterfly” with New York Lyric Opera at Carnegie Hall, and title role of “Suor Angelica” and Mother in the “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” both with the California Opera Association. Manna also starred in the title role of “Imoinda,” a new opera by UK resident and Cuban-American composer Odaline de la Martinez, filmed for Opera America-affiliated companies.

KnJoi has won the 2012 Elaine Malbin Vocal Competition, Mid-South District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Lily Pons Scholarship

from the Palm Springs Opera Guild, and the Alabama National Society of Arts and Letters Vocal Competition, and is the three-time winner in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Vocal Competition. When Manna sang for Marilyn Horne, the legendary mezzo-soprano, pronounced her voice “an incredible instrument.”

Dr. Carlos Castilla has been featured as a soloist with orchestras and chamber ensembles, as well as in solo recitals in different cities in Latin America and

the United States. He has worked as a collaborative artist with orchestras featuring stars such as Placido Domingo, James Galway, and Bernadette Peters. Carlos is the co-founder of Duo Guitiano, along with Cuban-American pianist Amanda Virelles, and is known for his innovative technique, clear sound, and soulful interpretations.

Castilla holds a Bachelor of Music from Los Andes University at Bogotá-Colombia, where he studied with Maestro Jaime Arias Obregón, and also holds a

master’s degree and a doctorate in guitar performance and pedagogy from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Before coming to the United States, Carlos worked as a guitar professor at Universidad del Atlántico in his native Barranquilla, Colombia, where he

also founded and directed the Philharmonic Society of Barranquilla (SOFIBA), which organized and promoted a vast array of cultural events in the community.

He is a devoted teacher and performer and is active as a recitalist, lecturer, and adjudicator. After living in Nashville, TN. for the past four years where he

taught at Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee State University, he now lives in Fayetteville, N.C. Carlos runs a private studio and teaches at Fayetteville State University, North Carolina State University, Coastal Carolina Community College, and Methodist University.

CARLOS CASTILLAClassical Guitarist7:30 p.m. | March 15, 2019Matthews Ministry Center