Florida College Presents Free Recital

From Florida College:

The Life Enrichment Series will present clarinetist Dr. Arthur Campbell and his wife, pianist Dr. Helen Marlais, in recital on Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Puckett Auditorium. This concert is free and open to the public.

Campbell is an internationally-acclaimed clarinetist who has toured extensively throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. He enjoys a celebrated solo recording career and has won numerous international awards. He is one of the foremost champions of contemporary repertoire and has had pieces written for him by dozens of distinguished composers. Campbell received his master’s and doctorate degrees in Music at Northwestern University and is currently a professor of Music at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI.

Marlais is one of the most prolific authors in the field of educational piano books and an exclusive writer for The FJH Music Company Inc. where she is the director of Keyboard Publications. She gives pedagogical workshops throughout the country, performs collaborative recitals and concerts in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia and has recorded with Campbell. Marlais received her doctorate degree in Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northwestern University and her master’s degree in Piano Performance from Carnegie Mellon University. She is associate professor of Music at Grand Valley State University.

Marlais will also present a workshop, piano master class, and showcase of her new piano method, Succeeding at the Piano, on Jan. 21, from 10:30 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. in Puckett Auditorium as part of the Florida State Music Teachers Association District 9 Conference. FSMTA members will be admitted for $10. Admission for guests who are not FSMTA members is $15, and students can attend for $5.