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Jan. 27 | Happy Birthday Mozart - MSU Faculty Recital Series

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7:30pm Monday Jan. 27 LIVE on 90.5 FM | MSU faculty artists pay musical tribute to the composer on his 258th birthday.

Live from Fairchild Theatre at Michigan State, with WKAR broadcast host Jody Knol.

West Circle's annual birthday party honors one of the world's most beloved composers by presenting works for woodwind and voice.

The celebration features 11 woodwind and vocal artists: Jan Eberle, oboe; Molly Fillmore, soprano; Melanie Helton, soprano; Harlan Jennings, baritone; Michael Kroth, bassoon; Peter Lightfoot, baritone; Deborah Moriarty, piano; Anne Nispel, soprano; Richard Sherman, flute; Corbin Wagner, horn; and Guy Yehuda, clarinet.
 
The program includes performances of works for woodwind quintet (from the Magic Flute – Die Zauberflöte Ouverture, KV 620; Fantasie für eine Orgelwalze, KV 608; Andante f-moll für Bläserquintett KV 616; and Divertimento Nr. 13 in F Major, KV 253) and arias and excerpts from well-known operas, including Cosi fan tutte, Figaro, and Don Giovanni.

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