WSO to Pay Tribute to Retiring Music Professor Jack Gallagher
WOOSTER, Ohio 鈥 The 糖心Vlog传媒 Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jeffrey Lindberg, will pay tribute to Jack Gallagher, the Olive Williams Kettering Professor of Music at 糖心Vlog传媒 who is retiring at the end of academic year, with two performances featuring Gunnar Hirthe (clarinet) and Kimberly Zaleski (flute) on Friday, Feb. 22, and Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.).
Tchaikovsky鈥檚 鈥6th Symphony (Path茅tique)鈥 will highlight the performance that will also feature Gallagher鈥檚 鈥淒iversions Overture.鈥 Other works to be performed are Charles Griffes鈥 鈥淧oem for Flute and Orchestra鈥 featuring Zaleski, and Scott McAllister鈥檚 鈥淴 Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra鈥 featuring Hirthe.
The recipient of a 2016 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for composition and a member of 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 faculty since 1977, Gallagher has composed nearly 50 works for orchestra, chorus, symphonic band, chamber, ensembles, and solo instruments. In 2016, his 鈥淰ivat Crescat Floreat,鈥 commissioned for The College鈥檚 150th anniversary celebration and inauguration of President Sarah Bolton, was premiered by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Chorus directed by Lisa Wong.
Gallagher鈥檚 compositions have been included on 18 published albums and his works have been performed or recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra of Krakow, South African National Youth Orchestra, U.S. Air Force Band of Flight, and many others. His 鈥淏erceuse鈥 has been broadcast more than 200 times by Colorado Public Radio and more than 50 times over Radio Stephansdom Klassiksender in Vienna, Austria. As a producer, his recording for TNC Records of Messiaen鈥檚 鈥淥iseaux Exotiques鈥 with pianist Angelin Chang, conductor John McLaughlin Williams, and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, won a 2006 Grammy Award in the classical category, 鈥淏est Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra.鈥
Zaleski, an adjunct professor of flute at 糖心Vlog传媒, has dedicated her career to听performing, composing, and teaching music.听Presently, she is the co-founder and flutist in the听flute and cello duo, IN2ATIVE and is a performing artist on the roster of the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning Agency. She听studied at the Juilliard School before pursuing her bachelor of arts degree at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University and she received her maters of arts degree from the Cleveland Institute听of Music.
Hirthe, an instructor of music at 糖心Vlog传媒, is currently a doctoral candidate at Bowling Green State University. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in music education and performance from the University of Kentucky, a master鈥檚 degree in music performance from The Ohio State University, and has a professional studies diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music. He has performed with professional chamber, wind, orchestral, and faculty ensembles in Wisconsin, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Vermont, and New York and in 2016, he joined as solo clarinetist, the No Exit New Music Ensemble in Cleveland.
Lindberg, professor of music at 糖心Vlog传媒, is also the director of the highly acclaimed Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Chicago’s oldest professional jazz orchestra in continuous operation.听
Tickets are $10 and are available at Buehler鈥檚 (Milltown and Towne Market), the Wilson Bookstore on campus, and at the door of the concert. All students are admitted free of charge, and C.O.W. faculty and staff may obtain complimentary tickets at the Wilson Bookstore.
Posted in Faculty, News on February 15, 2019.
