Soprano Noemi Lugo and guitarist Dieter Hennings from UK’s School of Music, performing recital at Berea College Friday evening, Feb. 19
2-15-10
Two members of the music faculty at the University of Kentucky, Noemi Lugo, soprano, and Dieter Hennings, guitarist, will present a recital in Gray Auditorium at Berea College Friday, Feb. 19 beginning at 8 p.m.
Their program titled “An Evening of Latin American Music” will feature ”Four Works for Voice and Guitar”by Puerto Rican composer Ernesto Cordero, “Partita for Solo Guitar”by Mexican composer Juan Trigo, “Three Brazilian Songs”arranged by Laurindo Almeida, and “Four Venezuelan Songs”by Antonio Lauro.
The concert is sponsored by the Berea College Music Department. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to attend.
Noemi Lugo, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, has performed with major orchestras, choral organizations, and in opera, as well as soloing extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Venezuela over her career. She has been a member of the voice faculty at University of Kentucky since 1991 where she is a professor. The vocal music of Spain and Latin America is one of her specialties, giving her a special insight into her vocal interpretations of the songs of these regions. In January 2003, Dr. Lugo traveled to South East Asia for concerts in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. The summer of 2003 took her to Bolivia where she participated as a performer and scholar in the first “Songs Across The Americas Festival.”
Dieter Hennings’ musical endeavors span from new music on guitar to early music for lute, baroque guitar, and theorbo. He has been a soloist with a number of ensembles in Canada, the United States and Mexico and has won a number of prestigious guitar competitions both in the U.S. and Spain. Recent engagements include concerts with pop-singer Natalie Merchant and baroque violinist Monica Huggett and other appearances. He also collaborated in a recording project with Natalie Merchant which featured musicians like Winton Marsalis, Medeski, Martin and Wood, and producer Anders Levin. Hennings also performs regularly with the Eastman Broad Band Ensemble. He joined the UK School of Music faculty in 2009, where he is an instructor of classical guitar.
For more information about the performers, visit www.uky.edu/FineArts/Music/faculty/
