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Humboldt Guest Artist Series featuring Clarinetist and Saxophonist Monty Cole
The Cal Poly Humboldt School of Dance, Music, and Theatre presents an outstanding Guest Artist Series concert featuring clarinetist and saxophonist Monty Cole on Sunday, April 10th at 8:00 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall. A versatile performer, Cole appears throughout the country as a performing artist and clinician in both the classical and jazz genres. He will be joined on stage by pianist and Cal Poly Humboldt accompanist John Chernoff, as well as Cal Poly Humboldt faculty clarinetist and saxophonist Virginia Ryder. Concert tickets are $10 General, $5 Child, and FREE for Cal Poly Humboldt students with ID and may be purchased at the door or in advance at centerarts.humboldt.edu. Select “School of Dance, Music, and Theatre” from the “All Events” drop down menu and select your event. A $7 Livestream ticket may be purchased on the same site if attending the concert in person is not an option. Proof of COVID vaccination and booster is still required for all guests on campus. At press time, facemasks are optional, but strongly encouraged. A California native, Monty Cole earned his B.A. in Music at Humboldt State University, where he was also a member of the music faculty from 1986 - 1990. He earned his Masters in Music degree from the University of Kentucky and in 1998 completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory. In the Fall of 2002 he joined the faculty of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, where he is professor of clarinet and saxophone, as well as the Director of Jazz Studies. As a clarinet artist, Cole has worked with numerous orchestras including the Richmond Symphony in Indiana, the Lexington Philharmonic in Kentucky, the St. Martin Chamber Orchestra in Cincinnati, the Minot Symphony in North Dakota, and the Macon and Ocmulgee Symphonies in Georgia. As a chamber musician, he has toured throughout North and Central America. As a saxophonist, he has toured with the Guy Lombardo Big Band and performed with a number of jazz artists including Frank Mantooth, Vince Dimartino, Brad Goode, Pat Harbison, Ed Soph, Randy Porter, Larry Engstrom, Dick Titterington, Joe Henderson, and many others. Recent performances include the internationally syndicated Oprah Winfrey Show with Josh Groban and in concerts with Barry Manilow, Kristin Chenoweth, and Sarah McLachlan. His jazz solo CD Mile to the East was released in 2007, and his debut novel, Edgar Allan and the Raven, was published in 2020. The repertoire for the concert includes “Hot-Sonate,” a jazz sonata for alto saxophone and piano by Czech composer and pianist Erwin Schulhoff, “Sonatina for clarinet and piano” by Austrian-born, English composer and conductor Joseph Horovitz, “Fantasy-Sonata for clarinet and piano” by English composer and music educator John Ireland, “Sonata for two clarinets” by French composer and pianist Francis Poulenc, and “Konzertstuck for two alto saxophones,” by the German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor Paul Hindemith. The collaboration between Cole and Ryder is inspired by the fact that they both studied early in their university years with the same teacher, Ed Harris, who was ultimately the Director of Bands at Stanislaus State and San Jose State Universities after teaching at HSU and The University of Wisconsin, Platteville, the schools Cole and Ryder attended, respectively. “I consider Ed one of my most important professional and musical mentors,” says Ryder. Monty Cole plans to offer a master class during his visit to the North Coast. For more information, please contact virginia.ryder@humboldt.edu.
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