FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 10, 2022
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University vocal professor Dr. Iwao Asakura will give a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater. Admission is free.
Dr. J. Bradley Baker, assistant professor of collaborative piano, will accompany Dr. Asakura. Soprano Dr. Heather Hawk, associate professor of voice, will join Dr. Asakura, a baritone, for a duet of Rossini’s Barbiere di Siviglia.
Several works — by Mozart, Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, an aria from Cosi fan tutte; Schubert, Heidenroslein and Erlkonig; Verdi, Per me giunto, an aria from Don Carlo; Handel, Why do the nations from his oratorio Messiah; and Brahms, Vier ernste Gesange (Four Serious Songs), based on Ecclesiastes and the First Epistle to the Corinthians — also will be featured.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.