Lucia Unrau in piano-clarinet recital at ONU on Jan. 11

The Ohio Northern University Department of Music will present pianist Lucia Unrau of the Bluffton University music department, and clarinetist Sandra Jackson of the Eastern Michigan music department, in recital at the ONU Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Monday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

With recent performances at the Interlochen Arts Camp and with the Lima Symphony Orchestra, Unrau was also a soloist with the Detroit Chamber Orchestra.

Her most recent CD recording, “Glint,” with world-renown saxophonist Timothy McAllister, was recently released to critical acclaim. She recently completed a recording of works by composer Zae Munn, which will be released on the Parma label. Additionally, Unrau has CD recordings released by HDC Productions and Cambria Master Recordings in the United States, Europe and Japan.

She has been on the piano faculty of the prestigious Interlochen Arts Camp since 1993 and, since 2005, has served as the camp keyboard coordinator, overseeing the keyboard curriculum. Unrau often serves as a review panelist for the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Jackson is an assistant professor of clarinet at Eastern Michigan University. She has previously been on the faculty of the University of Toledo; has served as adjunct clarinet faculty for the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University and Western Illinois University; and maintains a private studio for clarinet students. During the summer, she teaches at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.