Community School of the Arts recital features violinist Azusa Chapman June 14

Concert: Community School of the Arts alumni recital – Azusa Chapman, violin
Time and date: 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2007
Location: Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Cost: Free and open to the public
Web site: www.gcmusiccenter.org

GOSHEN, Ind. – Azusa Chapman, a violin performance major at Indiana University and a graduate of Goshen College’s Strings Preparatory Program, will perform a Community School of the Arts (CSA) recital on Thursday, June 14 at 7 p.m. in Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.

Chapman will perform Fritz Kreisler’s “Praeludium and Allegro,” Felix Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto” and Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Rondo Capriccioso.” Deloris Dueck will accompany Chapman on piano.

Chapman started playing the violin at the age of 4, taking lessons in the Goshen College Strings Preparatory Program with Music Center Associate Director Debra Kauffman. She has also studied with Kristen Westover, Lon Sherer and Brenda Brenner. At the age of 13, Chapman was the principal second violinist of the Blue Lake International Youth Orchestra. For four years she was also a member of the Indiana All State Orchestra, and achieved the concertmaster position her senior year.

Dueck, a native of Kansas, attended at Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.), graduated from Goshen College and received a master’s degree from Wichita State University. As a pianist, she has performed with professional and university soloists, chamber groups and orchestras in Canada, Michigan, Kansas and Indiana. Dueck’s piano teaching experience spans some 25 years. Her students have received numerous awards at concerto and Music Teachers Association competitions.

The Goshen College Community School of the Arts provides quality arts education and performance experiences for people of all ages, abilities and economic circumstances. Programs include traditional offerings such as piano lessons and some that are uniquely nontraditional such as hand drumming. A diverse and dedicated staff of instructors offers music lessons, classes and clinics to over 350 students, providing personal attention and encouragement that makes learning in the arts a positive and enjoyable experience. For more information about the Community School of the Arts, please call (574) 535-7361 or e-mail csa@goshen.edu.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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