The three-day festival, featuring Joel Phillips as composer in residence, will culminate in a concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 8, on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main. Phillips, who teaches at Westminster Choir College of Ryder University, has won numerous awards and honors. The program features Drake Faculty and student ensembles performing the music of Joel Phillips. Admission is free. Julia Bogorad, principal flutist with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, will conduct a master class from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 12, on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main.
Admission is free.
Clarinetist Clarence Padilla and friends will perform a program of diverse chamber music including works by Stravinsky, Verdi, Shurinach and William Dougherty, chairman of Drake's music department, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main. Admission is free. The play is student-directed by Emily Chason. Tickets are free with reservation. Call the Drake Fine Arts Box Office at 271-3841.