The Fulbright College department of music will feature University of Arkansas tuba professor, Dr. Benjamin Pierce in concert on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 26 at 2:00 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. He will be performing pieces by Handel, Crespo, Cornacchia and Sabbatini, Bach, Arnold, and Szentpali. Dr. Pierce will be accompanied on piano by Olga Greenhut.
Benjamin Pierce teaches tuba and euphonium at the University of Arkansas and conducts the U of A Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. He has been the winner of numerous international competitions including both euphonium and tuba divisions of the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference competitions and both divisions of the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Artist Competition. He was the grand prize winner of the 2001 Japan Wind and Percussion Competition in Tokyo and was the first euphonium player ever to be chosen as a finalist in the prestigious Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York City. Most recently, Dr. Pierce took first place in international competitions in Markneukirchen, Germany and Jeju, S. Korea. He has performed with several major ensembles, is an annual featured soloist with the Toledo Concert Band, and has performed guest recitals and clinics in the United States, Canada and Japan.
The Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall is located in the Fine Arts Building on the UA campus. Free parking is available in the parking deck, which can be accessed from Stadium Drive and is located directly to the west of the Fine Arts Building. The admission is free and the public is cordially invited to attend. For more information, please call the department of music at (479) 575-4701 or visit us on the web at www.uark.edu/depts/uamusic.
