Carleton College’s Concert Hall will be the site of a faculty recital Sunday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. Entitled “Night and Day—Songs About Day and Songs of the Night,” the performance will feature soprano vocalist Patricia Kent and pianist Edward Turley. This event is free and open to the public.
Kent and Turley plan to perform an eclectic variety of songs exploring themes of night and day; featured composers will include classical artists such as Claude Debussy and Richard Strauss as well as popular music by artists including Cole Porter and Duke Ellington. The recital is one in a series of events hosted by the Carleton College Department of Music, including upcoming performances by the Carleton Symphony Band and Carleton Jazz Ensemble.
Kent, an adjunct instructor in voice at Carleton (also on the faculty of the College of St. Benedict (CSB) in St. Joseph, Minn., and St. John’s University (SJU) in Collegeville, Minn.), has performed in a variety of vocal roles throughout the central and eastern United States. She has performed in concert with the Duluth Superior Symphony, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orchestra, and has also performed with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra as a soprano soloist. In 1999 Kent made her European debut in a London performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” Kent has recorded an album of the music of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn (with pianist Robert Koopmann) and an album of French chansons (with pianist Roderick Kettlewell). She is a graduate of CSB/SJU and the University of Minnesota.
Turley, the chair of the music department at CSB/SJU, has also performed with orchestras, including the Minneapolis Chamber Symphony and St. Cloud Symphony. Turley serves as an instructor in piano and piano theory and has a particular interest in teaching music to non-majors. Turley has performed on four CD recordings with his colleagues. A faculty member at CSB/SJU since 1981, Turley is a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Colorado.
For more information about this event, including disability accommodations, contact the Carleton College Office of College Relations at (507) 222-4308. The Carleton College Concert Hall is located at the corner of Winona Street and First Street East on the Carleton campus in Northfield.