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                                             School of Music  presents  FACULTY RECITAL  Mary Akerman, classical guitar         Friday, October 23, 2009 8:00 pm Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center      Sixteenth Concert of the 2009-2010 season Kennesaw State University  Upcoming Music Events   Tuesday, October 27 Kennesaw State University Male Chorus Day Concert 7:30 pm • Bailey Performance Center Performance Hall  Friday, October 30 Kennesaw State University  Classical Guitar Ensemble 8:00 pm • Bailey Performance Center Performance Hall  Tuesday, November 3 Kennesaw State University Faculty Recital Helen Kim, violin 8:00 pm • Bailey Performance Center Performance Hall  Wednesday, November 4 Kennesaw State University Faculty Recital  Jazz Faculty 8:00 pm • Bailey Performance Center Performance Hall  Tuesday, November 10 Kennesaw State University Student Mixed Chamber Ensembles 8:00 pm • Bailey Performance Center Performance Hall  Wednesday, November 11 Kennesaw State University Jazz Combos 8:00 pm • Bailey Performance Center Performance Hall    For the most current information, please visit http://www.kennesaw.edu/arts/events/   We welcome all guests with special needs and offer the following services: accessible seating, easy access, companion restroom locations, assisted listening devices. Please contact an audience services representative to request services      Dean Joseph D. Meeks dean                                       Kennesaw State University School of Music  Performance Hall  FACULTY RECITAL  Mary Akerman, classical guitar   PROGRAM  Three Sonatas Domenico Scarlatti      K. 391 (1685-1757)      K.19      K. 333  Two 19th Century Variations        Variations on ‘Malbrough’ Fernando Sor                                                       (1778-1839)       Variations on ‘Folias’ Mauro Giuliani                                                  (1781-1829)  Elegie Johann Kaspar Mertz                    (1820-1869)  Homenaje a la Guitarra Eduardo Sainz de la Maza                                              (1903-1982)  Mallorca Isaac Albeniz Torre Bermeja        (1860-1909)         Mary Akerman classical guitar  Mary Akerman teaches classical guitar at Kennesaw State University.  Her educational credits include Bachelor’s (Cum Laude) and Master’s degrees in Performance from the University of Georgia.  She continued her performance studies at Florida State University where she was a graduate teaching assistant.  She was the recipient of Atlanta Music Club Scholarships and two scholarships for summer study in Spain with Jose Tomas.  Additionally, she was selected by audition to perform in a masterclass with Andres Segovia.       While at Florida State University, Mary Akerman won first prize in the Guitar Foundation of America Competition and subsequently gave the first winner’s tour.  She also won first prize in the Casa de España of Puerto Rico competition and was a bronze medalist in the Radio France competition.       Mary Akerman is active as both a soloist and chamber musician.  She has performed with the Atlanta Symphony, Cobb Symphony, Gainesville Symphony, and Macon Symphony.  She has performed on NPR’s ‘Performance Today” and has recorded with Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Festival Singers.  She also concertizes frequently with duo partner guitarist Robert Teixeira.       She has performed, adjudicated, and taught at the following guitar festivals:  Guitar Foundation of America, Southwestern Guitar Festival, East Carolina Summer Guitar Workshop, Festival de Guitarra in Paracho Mexico, and Festival Internacional de Guitarra del Noreste, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.        Since winning the Guitar Foundation of America Competition Mary Akerman has been an active supporter of that organization.  She has been elected to three consecutive terms on their Board of Trustees.         Mary’s Kennesaw graduates have been accepted to Master’s and Doctoral programs in Guitar Performance at Peabody Conservatory, University of Texas at Austin, Florida State University, Shenandoah Conservatory, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Middle Tennessee State University.    

Faculty Recital: Mary Ackerman, classical guitar

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Faculty Recital: Mary Ackerman, classical guitar

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