DETROIT, Feb. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Geoffrey Stanton, composer-in-residence at Marygrove College, will present "Stanton and Friends," an annual concert of chamber music and electronics on Friday, March 28, 2008, in the Sacred Heart Chapel on Marygrove's campus, 8425 West McNichols Road, Detroit. The 7:30 p.m. concert is free and open to the public.
Stanton will be joined by fellow faculty member Dr. Donald Levin, head of the English and Modern Languages Department. Stanton, an artist/clinician for Rodgers Instruments, LLC (Roland Group), will be performing on a new state-of-the-art Rodgers organ (provided through Hammell Music), which will in turn be connected to computers and synthesizers to create a hybrid organ/synthesizer capable of producing unique, live, complex electronic sounds coupled to the organ's self-contained sounds.
Stanton will present new pieces for organ-controlled synthesizers commissioned by Marygrove College in addition to repertoire from classical to contemporary. Stanton has been cited by the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York as "a composer of extraordinary talent." His past concerts have featured collaborations with poets, dancers, artists and other musicians and at least one new work by Stanton, ranging from short electronic studies to full-length song cycles.
For information, contact Dr. Stanton at 313-927-1310 or gstanton@marygrove.edu.
Committed to a vision of Urban Leadership, Marygrove College is a private liberal arts college located at 8425 W. McNichols Rd. in Detroit. More than 1,200 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs in education, business, human resource management, social justice, social work, science, theater, music, dance, the fine arts and many others. Nearly 1,300 students are enrolled in its online and distance learning Master in the Art of Teaching program. Call 866-313-1927 or visit www.marygrove.edu to Learn to Change the World.
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