Category Archives: Announcements
Faculty woodwinds recital, Feb. 15, 2010
Bret Pimentel, woodwinds
Kumiko Shimizu, piano
Department of Music
Delta State University College of Arts and Sciences
Recital Hall, Bologna Performing Arts Center
Monday, February 15, 2010
7:30 PM
PROGRAM
Sonate for oboe and piano
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
- Munter
- Sehr langsam – Lebhaft
Sonata for clarinet and piano
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
- Grazioso
- Andantino – Vivace e leggerio
Rhapsody for bassoon
Willson Osborne (1906-1979)
Concerto for alto saxophone
Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995)
- Lento espressivo – Allegro
- Sarabande
- Rondo
Go Fightin’ Okra
I am pleased to announce that this fall I will be joining the faculty of the Delta State University Department of Music. DSU is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the beautiful and historic Mississippi Delta region.
I had the privilege of visiting the DSU campus last month, and fell in love with the charming campus, the outstanding music faculty, the state-of-the-art performance and recording facilities, and, of course, the bright and friendly students, for whom I got to present a performance and masterclass.
I’m looking forward to getting started at Delta State, where I will teach all of the reed instruments (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone), woodwind methods, and other music courses. Classes start August 17th! (more…)
New old blog posts
In order to try to keep things tidy around here, I’ve reorganized the site a bit (again). One thing that happened was that the old “articles” section disappeared and some of the old articles have turned retroactively into blog posts. The official start of the blog was May of 2008, but some of my old stuff (going back to 2001) can now be found there.
Here are a few highlights:
- Does material affect tone quality in woodwind instruments?: Why scientists and musicians just can’t seem to agree, March 2007
- Buying woodwind instruments, January 2005
- Multi-instrument method in Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s “Creole Love Call”, December 2002
Also, don’t be shy about pointing out broken links, etc., while the dust is settling around here. Thanks!
Doctor of Musical Arts
Dr. Bret Pimentel, D. M. A.
The University of Georgia
May 9, 2009
Recital 11/3/2008
I perform my final doctoral recital on Monday. It is my third recital on my “major” instruments (flute, oboe, and saxophone); I also performed one “minor” recital (clarinet and bassoon). The major/minor instruments are somewhat arbitrary, since I’m trying to play them all equally well. (more…)
New blog
Hi folks,
Thanks for checking out the new blog. Stay tuned for woodwind-doubling-related stuff!
Best,
Bret Pimentel
