Farewell Recital to Honor Jon Poupore
The Department of Fine Arts at Michigan Tech will present "A Farewell
Recital" honoring violinist/violist Jonathan Poupore on Sunday, June
16, at 3:00 p.m. in the Choir Room of the Rozsa Center (Room 120). The
concert features Poupore and three area pianists, Neil Paynter of Hancock,
Dr. Greg Sulik of Marquette, and Finlandia University's Melvin Kangas. The four musicians will perform nine pieces including sonatas for viola
and piano by Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms; a violin and piano sonata
by Ludwig van Beethoven; Jean Sibelius' Valse Triste, Op. 44, and Danse
Champêtre, Op. 106, no. 1; Cantabile by Niccolo Paganini; Pablo
de Sarasate's Romanza Andaluzo, Op. 22; and A la Valse by Victor Herbert.
A "Suite for Viola" by local composer Robin Oye of Allouez will
receive its premiere. Jon Poupore has served as interim concertmaster of the Keweenaw Symphony
Orchestra for the past two years. He was principal violist with the Marquette
Symphony Orchestra, section violinist with the Duluth-Superior Symphony
Orchestra, and maintained a studio locally, teaching violin and viola.
Mr. Poupore is relocating to Baltimore, Maryland, where he will continue
to pursue his career as a free-lance musician. The public is invited to attend this farewell recital, which is free
of charge. Entry to the Rozsa Choir Room is through the first floor of
Walker Arts and Humanities Center. For more information, call the Department
of Fine Arts, 487-2067. 5/28/02