Stephen F. Austin State University

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Flutist Christina Guenther and percussionist Scott Harris, both members of the Stephen F. Austin State University music faculty, will present a flute and marimba recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, in the Music Recital Hall, Room 160 of the Tom and Peggy Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

The recital will open with Laurence Sherr's "Capriccioso," the first movement of his Duo Concertante for Flute and Percussion, which is dedicated to Guenther. She commissioned and premiered the piece in conjunction with her doctoral treatise at Florida State University.

Two other pieces on the program, "CRUSH for Flute and Marimba" by James Barry and "3NF" by Guenther's husband Alan Scott, were commissioned and premiered by Guenther and percussionist Dan Davis for the Florida Flute Fair in January 2006.

Guenther and Harris will close the program with Gareth Farr's "Kembang Suling." The piece, subtitled "Three Musical Snapshots of Asia," is a chamber work for flute and marimba based on rhythms and melodies from Bali, Japan and South India.

The recital is a preview of the program Guenther and Harris will give at the national conference of the College Music Society the following week in San Antonio.

Guenther, assistant professor of music, joined the SFA faculty in 2005. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she performs with the Stone Fort Wind Quintet and serves as principal flutist of the Orchestra of the Pines.

She has appeared as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician throughout the United States and in Central and South America. Her performances at festivals include the Florida Flute Association, the Society of Composers, Inc., and the Flute Society of Kentucky as winner of the Young Artist Competition.

She has served as a high school flute clinician in Florida and Texas and co-founded the Austin Summer Flute Camp in 2004. Guenther has recorded numerous compact discs with Rutgers University and Florida State University ensembles and is published in Flute Talk magazine.

Harris serves as the percussion director at SFA where he teaches applied percussion, directs the SFA Steel Band and the Percussion Ensemble, oversees the Lumberjack Marching Drumline and coordinates / directs the annual SFA-Yamaha Summer Percussion Symposium.

He has performed and recorded with such diverse groups as the Oklahoma Philharmonic, the 1991 World Champion Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps and Panama Steel, a professional steel drum band. He currently serves as the principal percussionist for the Orchestra of the Pines. He has also made numerous solo, clinic and adjudicator appearances throughout the Southern United States.

Harris received his doctoral degree in percussion performance from the University of Oklahoma, his master's degree form East Carolina University and his bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts.

The recital is a joint presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Music. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. For tickets or more information, please call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS.

SFA faculty flute, marimba recital