Flutist, educator and arts advocate Dr. Carolyn Keyes will be the featured performer for Cameron University’s New Music Festival, which takes place on Thursday, September 19. During the event, Keyes will perform a selection of contemporary flute music. She will be joined by soprano Heather Hawk for a special piece for flute and voice.
The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. in the McCutcheon Recital Hall and is open to the public at no charge, thanks to a grant from CU’s Lectures and Concerts series.
An assistant professor at Tarleton State University, Keyes brings infectious creativity and passion to every aspect of her career. In addition to performing with guitarist Tim Courtney in dZuo, an eclectic chamber ensemble specializing in original transcriptions of everything from traditional Japanese music to punk rock, she is the newest member of DFW-based FlutAria! with flutists Shauna Thompson and Julee Kim Walker.
She has been a member of the Longmont Symphony in Colorado and the Lone Star Wind Orchestra in Dallas, in addition to being a frequent performer with the Cheyenne Symphony. As a recipient of the Priddy Fellowship in Arts Leadership, Keyes is committed to supporting the arts in schools and the community. Most recently, she served as the administrator for the Longmont Youth Symphony and participated in the Longmont Symphony’s Mentors in Music program, which provides expert instruction to schools in low income districts.
Keyes earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Flute Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado. She also holds a master’s degree from the University of North Texas and a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University.
The New Music Festival was launched in 1976 to enhance the music compositional experience of Cameron students.
“The annual event highlights modern classical music; that is, classical music that has been written since 1960,” says Dr. Greg Hoepfner, professor of music, coordinator of the New Music Festival and a composer whose works are available from J.W. Pepper & Son. “That may not seem contemporary in 2024, but in the context of classical music, it is.”
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