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October 11, 2005
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY CONTINUES 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH CONCERT BY ALUMNI ARTISTS ON OCTOBER 20
Graduates of William Paterson University’s music program will present a varied program of vocal and instrumental music in celebration of the University’s 150th anniversary on Thursday, October 20 at 12:30 p.m. in Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus. Admission is $3.
Performers include; Karen Born Cafaro ‘87, soprano; Itay Goren ’04, piano; Peter Jarvis ’02, percussion; Barbara Kokolus ’95, mezzo soprano; David Paff ’01, trombone; Frank Pavese ’80, piano; Richard Summers ‘81, clarinet; and Warren Helms ‘88, piano.
The program will include piano works by Chopin and Liszt, songs by Debussy and Charles Ives, Premiere Rhapsody for clarinet and piano by Claude Debussy, Blue Bells of Scotland for trombone and piano by Arthur Pryor, and Metaphor for Vibraphone (1998) written especially for percussionist Peter Jarvis.
Cafaro has toured the West coast with the San Diego New Music Ensemble, and made her New York debut at Symphony Space with the New York/New Jersey Contemporary Music Ensemble. She also has performed extensively in musical theater. In addition to teaching students at her private vocal studio, she has taught at the University of Southern California, William Paterson University, and Columbia University, and is co-founder of Gateway to the Arts, a new performing arts school in Boonton, New Jersey. Cafaro earned a master’s degree in vocal performance at the University of Southern California.
Goren, who was born in Haifa, Israel, is involved in a broad range of musical activities as a performer, composer and arranger. During three years of service in the Israeli military, Goren produced numerous programs for the army band and gave more than 300 performances throughout Israel. Prior to his graduation from William Paterson in 2004, Goren performed with the High Mountain Symphony, the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble and in the Jazz Room Series. He was the first University student to graduate with a double major in classical performance and jazz studies.
Helms has performed at Weill Recital Hall and Carnegie Hall and has presented recitals across the United States. He recently served as assistant conductor and pianist for the Broadway production of Shwoboat, and has performed Off Broadway with such shows as Little Kit at the Vineyard Theatre. His cabaret experience includes performances at the Rainbow Room, the Russian Tearoom and Le Belle Epoque. A member of the music faculty at William Paterson, he has taught at The Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music.
Jarvis is co-director of the acclaimed New Jersey Percussion Ensemble and is active as a percussionist, conductor, administrator and educator. He has played with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Group for Contemporary Music, the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble of Piccolo Spoleto, New Band, and New York Art Ensemble, among others. As a conductor, Jarvis has appeared with Saint Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Cygnus Festival Orchestra, Composers Guild of New Jersey Performance Ensemble, Ensemble 21, and others. Jarvis has performed in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Asia, Russia and Europe and can be heard on the Nonesuch, CRI, and Koch International recording labels, among others. He currently teaches at William Paterson University.
Kokolus is an active interpreter of new music and a regular performer with the Furious Band, New Jersey New Music Ensemble, and the Composers’ Guild of New Jersey Performance Ensemble. Also active in traditional opera, she recently premiered roles in Women of the Lighthouse in New York City, and Comala in Mexico City. She also premiered a new work by Ushio Torikai with the Mabou Mines Theatre. A recent prize winner in New York’s Center for Contemporary Opera’s International Singers Competition, Kokolus was a finalist in the Puccini/Albanese Vocal Competition. She holds a doctor of musical arts degree from SUNY-Stony Brook.
Paff currently performs with the U.S. Navy Band Northeast and plays trombone and euphonium in the Navy Band Northeast Brass Quintet, “Top Brass.” Prior to joining the navy, Paff was a freelance performer and teacher in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. He also performed with the Bergen Philharmonic, the Ridgewood Symphony, the Moonlighters and other area orchestras and ensembles.
Pavese made his professional debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York and has performed at Wigmore Hall in London and Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Other credits include performances in Austria, Hungary, tours of France and Poland and appearances on Hungarian State Radio and Polish National Television. He is the founder and director of the Hindemithon festival at William Paterson, an annual event that celebrates the life and works of composer Paul Hindemith. Pavese is a member of the music faculty at William Paterson.
Summers has been an instrumental music teacher for 25 years. Currently a teacher at Pequannock Valley Middle School, he served as high school band director for 20 years at Pequannock High School and for four years at Kinnelon High School. He currently plays principal clarinet, has been featured soloist, and is assistant conductor with the Ridgewood Concert Band, and first clarinet with the Spirit of America Symphonic Pops Orchestra and Concert Band. Summers also performs with the North Jersey Philharmonic and the Newburgh Symphony Orchestra.
For additional information about the concert, contact the Shea Center Box Office at 973-720-2371.
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WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY 1855-2005: CELEBRATING 150 YEARS
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