Bell(e) Collective, an all-female brass chamber ensemble, will perform at Valparaiso University on Saturday, January 18.
Ericka Tyner Grodrian, hornist and music professor at Valparaiso University, will perform along with trombonist Sarah Paradis and tubist Stephanie Frye. The group will be accompanied by Nicole Lee, piano.
The concert will be given at 5 pm in the Duesenberg Recital Hall in the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts. The program features works by Eric Ewazen, Hector Berlioz, John Stevens, and others, and includes an intermission.
Bell(e) Collective has given performances and masterclasses at numerous universities and colleges across Wisconsin and Minnesota. Founding members, trombonist Sarah Paradis and tubist Stephanie Frye, provide the groundwork for a chamber group of flexible instrumentation. As individuals, Paradis and Frye teach and perform around the country. Most frequently a duo, Bell(e) Collective performs works from a variety of styles and periods, including those by Charles Small, Dmitri Shostakovich, and John Stevens.
Admission is free and open to the public. Visit www.valpo.edu/music/performances for more information.