TITAN TRIO WILL PERFORM FREE CONCERT AT CALARTS.Byline: Daily News CalArts Music faculty clarinetist William Powell, along with guest violinist Ernest Salem and pianist Cynthia Williams, will present a free concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the campus' Roy O. Disney Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893–December 20, 1971, aged 78) was, with his younger brother Walt Disney, co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company. Roy served as the company's chief executive officer (1929–1971)-though title name wasn't given until 1968-, Music Hall. The musicians, knows as the Titan Trio, will perform recent works, including Paul Chihara's ``Shogun Trio,'' Carolyn Bremu's ``The Faster Theory'' and Katherine Hoover's ``Images.'' They also will present the premiere of Jane Brockman's ``NIBURY.'' Powell received the Artists Diploma from the Julliard School and a master of fine arts Noun 1. Master of Fine Arts - a master's degree in fine arts MFA master's degree - an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree degree from the California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. . As a recipient of a senior research grant from the Fullbright Commission, Powell spent a year in India presenting concerts of American music, collaborating in cross-cultural performances and recording for All India Radio For the electronica band, see . All India Radio (AIR for short), officially known as Akashvani (Devanagari: आकाशवाणी, ākāshvānī) is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati . Powell also has commissioned many new works for clarinet and has premiered more than 200 compositions. He has performed at major concert venues throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia, including Avery Fisher Concert Hall, Merkin and Carnegie Recital Halls, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He also has performed with the Aspen Festival and Chamber Orchestra, the Naumburg Award-winning Aulos Wind Quintet and, as principal clarinetist, with the San Diego Chamber Orchestra San Diego Chamber Orchestra The San Diego Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1984, is the premiere professional chamber orchestra of San Diego County. Donald Barra was the first Conductor and remained as Artistic Director and Conductor through the 2004-2005 season. , the Las Vegas Symphony and the Reno Philharmonic. Powell has recorded for Cambria, CRI CRI constant-rate infusion. , Elektra/Asylum and Nonesuch labels. |
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