An artist teacher of violin and coordinator of strings will present a final faculty recital next week prior to retiring later this year.
Professor Steven Bjella will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point. Also performing will be Lawrence Leviton on cello, Molly Roseman on piano, Mary Moran on viola and David Story on string bass.
The performance will include works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Zoltan Kodaly, Reinhold Gliere, Jules Massenet, Olivier Messiaen, Max Richter and Fred Steiner.
"It has been a privilege to work with so many amazing colleagues and students," Bjella said. "They have been an inspiration to me from day one and have had a profound influence on my career and life."
Bjella has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and has given hundreds of concerts in Central Wisconsin in the last 28 years. He wrote two books on violin technique and has given master classes at high schools and colleges across the country.
He previously taught in Chicago at Valparaiso University and Saint Xavier College, and was concertmaster of the Chicago Chamber Orchestra and Chicago Light Opera Orchestra. After his retirement from UW-Stevens Point, he will continue to hold the position of concertmaster of the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra.
Concert tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens, $5 for UW-Stevens Point students, faculty and youth and free the day of the concert for students with a UW-Stevens Point ID if not sold out.
Tickets are available at the University Information and Tickets Office in the Dreyfus University Center, by calling 715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378 or at http://tickets.uwsp.edu. Tickets may be purchased at the door if available. Proceeds benefit student scholarships.
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