Bluffton musicians to perform junior recitals May 1

Two Bluffton University students from Findlay, will present their junior recitals jointly at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in Yoder Recital Hall. Kitanya Murray will perform on alto saxophone and soprano saxophone, while Stephanie Patterson will give a piano and voice recital. The event is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.

Murray, a student of Dr. Adam Schattschneider, professor of music, will present numbers by Alexander Glazounov, Benedetto Marcello, Domenico Cimarosa and Jascha Gurewich.

The piano portion of Patterson's recital will include pieces by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin. She will sing music by Mozart, Strauss, Henri Duparc and Lee Hoiby. She is a piano student of Dr. Lucia Unrau, professor and chair of music at Bluffton, and a voice student of Dr. Crystal Sellers, assistant professor of music.

Anna Stembler-Smith will be the accompanist for the recitals, which are presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for graduation with a major in music and a concentration in performance studies.