Concert held in honor of Bradley

Bright tones resonated from brass pipes beneath the marimba's rose wood keyboard to begin the first annual President's concert Friday night in Recital Hall.

The School of Music hosted the concert in honor of the student performers, President Bradley and organizations and individuals who donated to various scholarships and initiatives in the School of Music within the last year.

The man holding the sticks above the marimba was senior music education major Nathan Cobel.

"[What] I will remember the most is getting help disassembling and assembling the marimba and having to carry it up and down the stairs," Cobel said after his solo performance.

Cooperation went beyond the moving of large and awkward instruments as junior music education major Anna Buck pointed out. "Before going on stage to perform every performer would encourage each other," Buck said. "It helped each performer get ready for their performance."

At the concert, Buck performed ‘Les Roses D' Ispahan,' a piece originally sung by Gabriel Faure.

The concert continued with performances by Emily Morris, Yurie Uto, Janelle R. Huber, Nicholas Pine, Zachary Modjeski, Mary Doll, Sean Carey, Tammy Riker, Anna Buck and Taylor Hanson.

Morris, a junior music education major and soprano singer, performed a piece called, ‘Music When Soft Voices Die.'

"In every performance, I make myself a character with the music. I will put all my emotions and feelings inside the music and begin singing," Morris said.

The President's concert will be held again next year, and will include some returning students as well as newly chosen ones.