The Omnibus

Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Gallery

Media Credit: Peter Studor Dr. Terri Knupps, professor of music, performed on the euphonium for students in Meyer Recital Hall. Knupps was accompanied by Dr. Melinda Smashey, professor of music on the piano. [Click to enlarge]

On Thursday Sept. 20, Meyer Recital Hall was filled with people waiting to hear the sounds of the performance of Dr. Terri Knupps, professor of Music, on the euphonium. With the assistance of Dr. Melinda Smashey, professor of Music, on the piano, Knupps immediately captured the attention of the audience with as she took her position on the stage.
Knupps' first piece performed was "Concerto for Euphonium" by Philip Wilby. It alternated between melodic style and a rapid passage work. The piece began with a slow movement and gradually became more complicated.
The first piece set the tone for the rest of the program. Knupps 'voice through the euphonium echoed as she displayed her wide range of talent throughout the evening.
"Rhapsody for Euphonium", by James Curnow began to exhilarate. The piece was originally written with a band accompaniment but was accompanied by Dr. William Brown, Dean of Geneva Casebolt College of Music, Arts and Letters, on the organ. The themes in this piece were constantly restated with variations and modifications, producing a statement that flowed into a beautiful slow melody, and then ending with a coda that was based on both of these themes.
As the program concluded, Knupps ended the performance with a bang. "Beautiful Colorado (Valse Caprice)" by Joseph De Luca featured the impressive technical capabilities of the euphonium along with a waltz theme.
With her last note echoing throughout the auditorium, she received applause, bowed for the audience and left the stage. As the applause remained, Knupps returned to the stage to bow once more.

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