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April 10, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CSU Dominguez Hills Music Department
Presents its Spring Faculty Composition Recital
WHAT: Johnathon Grasse: Faculty
Concert Recital
WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 7
p.m.
WHERE: LaCorte Hall A103, California
State University, Dominguez Hills, Tamcliff/Toro Center Drive at
Victoria Street
(Carson, CA)— The California
State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Music presents
the spring Faculty Composition Recital featuring the works of Professor
Jonathon Grasse on Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in the university’s
LaCorte Hall, room A103.
A composer, musician and ethnomusicologist,
Grasse joined the music department at CSU Dominguez Hills in
2005. His works have
been performed by internationally recognized musicians and by numerous
Los Angeles-area quartets and groups. When he’s not teaching
or composing, he’s the electric guitarist for the band Surrealestate,
which bills itself as an improvisational ensemble.
Grasse’s compositions selected for
the Faculty Composition Recital reflect his varied interests
in music, from world rhythms to improvisation
and instrumental chamber music. All were written in the last three
years, including three works that will have their premiere that
evening.
Joining Grasse on stage will be Scott Morris
and Richard Kravchak, fellow music department faculty members for
whom he composed two of the pieces, as well as David Martinelli,
Ken Luey and Jeff Schwartz, members of Surrealestate, and other
musician colleagues and friends, Phil Curtis, Peter Yates, Buzz
Gravelle, Julia Heinen and Dmitri Rachmanov.
The concert is free to attend, but donations to support the music
department are welcome.
CSU Dominguez Hills is located in the city of
Carson at 1000 E. Victoria St. LaCorte Hall is on the west side
of campus off Toro Center Drive/Tamcliff Street. Visitor parking
is permitted in all campus lots with a valid parking pass. Day
passes are $3 and available at the yellow dispensing machines at
the front of each campus lot.
For more information about the music department and its concert
series, visit cah.csudh.edu/dnp/music/events.asp or call (310)
243-3543.
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CSU Dominguez Hills -- California
State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse,
urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
cycling.
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