With a career that takes him all over the world, Thompson has developed a musical vocabulary and technique encompassing a wide range of styles. The focus of this concert will be sonic adventures in jazz, ranging from a traditional sound to fusion melding elements of funk, rock, Latin and bebop. Chester Thompson has an active career as a drummer for many legendary musicians. He will be releasing a recording of his own music in the Fall of 1999. Artists with whom he has recorded and performed include Genesis, Frank Zappa, Weather Report, Flora Purim, Ahmad Jamal, Peter Cetera, Steve Fowler, Kathy Troccoli, Denny Jiosa, Neil Diamond, Bee Gees, Koinonia, Ben E. King, Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson.
Admission is free.
Mezzo-Soprano Emily Bullock Sets Nashville Debut Recital. Her program will include a variety of works including Cantata No. 170, BWV 170 by J. S. Bach, four songs by Poulenc, Tres poemas by Turina, four songs from Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen by Mahler and two works by Bernstein, Arias and Barcarolles and a selection from Trouble in Tahiti. Admission is free. Newly appointed to the faculty of the Belmont University School of Music , Emily Bullock has appeared with numerous Colorado musical organizations including the Colorado Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, Littleton Symphony, Boulder MahlerFest and the Boulder Chorale. Bullock is a coloratura glory. . .