Music Faculty Perform in Off-Campus Locations
Posted on Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Westminster College music faculty Dr. Nancy Zipay DeSalvo, associate professor, and James Flowers, adjunct faculty, performed recently in off-campus locations.
The pair gave a visiting artist recital at Ohio University's College of Fine Arts School of Music in Athens, Ohio, Sept. 30. Featured on the program was "Towers of Dalmatia," a rhapsody for saxophone and piano composed by Dr. Daniel Perttu, Westminster assistant professor of music.
Pianist DeSalvo and saxophonist Flowers then performed "Towers of Dalmatia" at the Society of Composers, Inc., Region V conference Oct. 2 at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., which Perttu also attended.
"It was truly an honor for my music to be performed by Nancy and Jim," Perttu said. "They are fine performers, and I could tell from the audience that their performance was very well received. I was also exposed to a wide palette of different compositions in various aesthetic styles, and I always enjoy experiencing what my peers are producing in the field. The conference was great for all of us."
In addition to these performances, DeSalvo, Flowers, Westminster adjunct music faculty Andrew Erb, and 2009 Westminster graduate Kevin Shields performed in the musical Chicago for seven sold-out shows at the Youngstown (Ohio) Playhouse in September.
DeSalvo, who has been with Westminster since 2000, earned an undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University, master's from Manhattan School of Music, and doctorate from The Cleveland Institute of Music.
Flowers earned an undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University and master's from Bowling Green State University.
Perttu, who joined the Westminster faculty in 2008, is the music theory program coordinator. He earned an undergraduate degree from Williams College, two masters from Kent State University, and doctorate from Ohio State University. His compositions have been performed regionally, nationally, and internationally in arts festivals, concerts, conferences, and solo recitals. His peer-reviewed articles have been published in three journals. He was recently commissioned by the Johnstone Fund for New Music at the Columbus Foundation and is working on a commission for chorus and orchestra from the Shenango Valley Chorale in Sharon.
Contact DeSalvo at (724) 946-7023 or e-mail desalvnj@westminster.edu for additional information.
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