Pianist W. Terrence Spiller to perform recital Jan. 7 at Cal Poly
Cal Poly Music Professor Emeritus will perform works by Clara and Robert Schumann
– Pianist and Cal Poly Music Professor Emeritus W. Terrence Spiller will give a recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, in the Spanos Theatre on campus.
Spiller will perform works by Clara and Robert Schumann, who Spiller calls two of the most important musicians from 19th-century Germany as well as one of the most famous married couples in music history.
The second half of the program will feature French repertoire: Frédéric Chopin’s “Fantasy in F Minor,” Op. 49; Francis Poulenc’s “Trois mouvements perpétuels”; Maurice Ravel’s “Pavane pour une infante défunte”; and Claude Debussy’s “L’Isle Joyeuse.”
Spiller teaches applied piano at Cal Poly, though he recently retired from full-time teaching.
Tickets are $20 for the public and $10 for students. Proceeds will benefit the Music Department Scholarship Fund. Event parking is sponsored by the PAC. Tickets are available at the Cal Poly Ticket Office between noon and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. To order by phone, call 805-SLO-4TIX (805-756-4849).
The concert is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department and College of Liberal Arts. For more information, call the Music Department at (805) 756-2406 or visit its calendar website.
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