Free Concert by “Tango de Cámera”

10/21/09

Contributed by Erik Kibelsbeck

Soprano saxophonist Steven Mauk, guitarist Pablo Cohen, and bassist Nicholas Walker—known collectively as “Tango de Cámera” -- will present a free concert on Sunday, October 25 at 4 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall at Ithaca College.  The afternoon will feature premieres by Dana Wilson and Sally Lamb, as well as selections by Nicholas Walker, Guillaume Connesson, Jacob Ter Veldhuis, and Bill Whelan.

Steven Mauk has served as professor of saxophone in the School of Music since 1975. He has presented numerous solo, chamber music, and concerto performances in such international locales as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Croatia, and Slovenia.

Pablo Cohen teaches classical guitar in the School of Music and has performed in New York City’s Carnegie Recital Hall, Paris, Seoul, Panama City and made festival appearances at Mozart on the Square, Festival Casals in Puerto Rico, Carrefour Mondial de la Guitare ‘92 and ‘96 in Martinique, the Geneva International Festival, Musickfest ‘95 in Pennsylvania, the Tel Aviv Guitar Festival, Festival Calcano in Caracas, and the Festival de Guitarra Clasica ‘97 in Buenos Aires.

Nicholas Walker, bass teacher in the School of Music, is a versatile musician who performs in the early music scene, including the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra;  has given solo bass recitals on four continents, and is well versed in jazz, including performances with Illinois Jacquet, Wynton Marsalis, and others.  He is also an inventive composer, particularly of works for the double bass.

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