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Musical Events for the
Week of Sept. 20

EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire music and theatre arts department will present the following musical performances the week beginning Monday, Sept.20. All events are free and open to the public.

Sunday, Sept. 26:

• Professor of music Paul Kosower will present a faculty cello recital at 2 p.m. in Gantner Concert Hall of the Haas Fine Arts Center. Kosower has performed in concerts throughout the United States and parts of Europe and has appeared as a soloist with many symphony orchestras. The first half of the program will begin with Max Bruch's "Kol Nidrei" and continue with Frederic Chopin's Sonata in G minor, Opus 65 for Cello, which has been described as a piece of great beauty and strikingly inspired moments. The second half will feature Sonata No. 2 in F Major by Johannes Brahms. Kosower will be accompanied by pianist Jee-Won Oh, an active chamber musician, soloist and teacher who has performed in Korea, Europe and the United States. Recent performances include recitals at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D. C., on the Great Performers Series at Lincoln Center in New York and at the Kronberg Academy in Kronberg, Germany.

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Judy Berthiaume, Director
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu

Updated: September 14, 2004