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FSU Student Wesley Mason to Present Senior Violin Recital

Frostburg State University student Wesley Mason will present his senior violin recital on Friday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. He will be accompanied by Joseph Yungen on the piano. The recital is free and open to the public.

Mason will perform “Partita in D Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108” by Johannes Brahms and “Meditation in D Major, Op. 32” by Alexander Glazunov (edited by Jascha Heifetz).

“Partita No. 2 in D Minor” was written between 1717 and 1720 as part of Bach’s compositional cycle called “Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin.” The movements correspond to the dances of the time, and they are frequently listed by their French names: “Allemande,” “Courante,” “Sarabande” and “Gigue.”

Brahms’ “Sonata No. 3” is the last of his violin sonatas, composed between 1886 and 1888. It is in four movements – “Allegro,” “Adagio,” “Un poco presto e con sentiment” and “Presto agitato.” The last is the most virtuosic of the movements, and its frenzied, passionate character and meter suggest a tarantella. The sonata is dedicated to Brahms’ friend and colleague, Hans von Bülow, and premiered in Budapest in 1888.

Glazunov was a Russian composer of the late Russian Romantic period who reconciled nationalism and cosmopolitanism in Russian music. His “Meditation in D Major” was composed in 1891, apparently as a simple lyric piece for a salon or concert hall. It was a popular recital and encore piece in the early 20th century. The composition is a tranquil and very beautiful melodic outpouring, based throughout on the romantic theme heard at the outset, and uses the entire range of the violin.

Mason studies under Dr. Shu-Time Yao at FSU. He anticipates graduating in December 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in music – violin performance. He plans to become a concert violinist. A graduate of Fort Hill High School, he is the son of Earlene and Ervin Mason of Cumberland.

For more information, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 301-687-4109.

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